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The fund management arm of listed British property services firm Colliers CRE is beefing up its senior executive team in advance of a number of fund launches next year.
The Paris-based bank has reached the half way point in raising a equity for income producing buildings, investments in forward-funded schemes and opportunistic deals.
The private equity firms have paid an undisclosed amount for a minority stake in Global Leisure Partners, an advisor and co-investor on private equity deals in the gaming, lodging and leisure industries.
The US-based independent placement agent is eschewing orthodox moves into Hong Kong or Singapore in the hope of stealing a march on its competitors.
Russell Investments’ annual survey has found investors plan to increase allocations to real estate over the next two years, but have the highest return expectations for private equity among alternative asset classes.
Real estate funds of funds in Europe are getting increasingly popular, with an estimated €12 billion of target equity. As new data from INREV shows, these funds are becoming important components of the private equity real estate market. 
A small council in Scotland has voted to send the Donald packing, rejecting a planned £1bn golf resort on the Scottish coast.
The Dutch firm has launched a second fund with a target of $400m.
The private equity real estate arm of Knight Frank is seeking $300m of equity to seed the fund, which has a target size of $1bn.
The private equity real estate division of Blackstone has yet to reach a final close, but its commitments to date mean the New York alternatives giant now controls the largest funds in both private equity and private equity real estate.
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