News & Analysis

Over the past few years, retail has become a popular target for private equity and property investors alike, providing all manner of opportunity—and risk—for shop-savvy investors. By Aaron Lovell

Founded in 1995 by Jon Bauer, Janice Stanton and Gil Tenzer, Contrarian Capital is a multi-strategy hedge fund focused on distressed opportunities. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm currently has over $4 billion in funds under management, including the Contrarian Real Estate Fund, which has a $250 million capacity. Here, Tenzer, who oversees the firm's real estate platform, speaks about Contrarian's focus on distress, the difficulty of finding opportunities in today's market and why every dog has his day.

Demand for condominiums is faltering across the US as speculators exit the market. Can private equity real estate firms pick up the pieces? By Alison Granito

Italy's non-performing loan market rolls on while investors wait for a new wave of distressed real estate assets. By Robin Marriott

Distressed real estate opportunities may not be as ubiquitous as in the past, but savvy property investors know that something is always going badly somewhere—you just have to know where to look.

Over the past six years, Mark Newman and Gerald Parkes have both run the European arm of Lehman Brothers' private equity real estate operations. Here the duo talk about the investment bank's silo-free model, their strong commitment to long-term partnerships and why investing in real estate is a lot like playing golf. By Paul Fruchbom

At the crossroads 2006-09-01 Staff Writer While Times Square in New York City is often called the Crossroads of the World, <italic>The New York Times</italic> described the spot near where Broadway and 44th Street meet as the “Crossroads of the Crossroads” in a 2004 piece celebrating Times Square

The merchant banking arm of Pramerica takes the plunge in Switzerland.

In a country better known for secret bank accounts and Rolex watches, Switzerland is now attracting investors keen on retail.

As LPs get comfortable with Asian property, IL&FS closes one of the largest commingled vehicles focused on the subcontinent.