February 2015 Issue

Refinancing was one of the most active areas of the commercial real estate lending market last year, and volumes could grow in 2015. PERE Magazine, February 2015 issue

The recovering European CMBS market is developing step-by-step, and private equity real estate firms are playing their part. PERE Magazine, February 2015 issue

Legal & General takes a lead by combining its £15 billion real estate firm with its infrastructure team.

Blackstone’s investment into the cash flow of a resort asset in Singapore is said to be the first of its kind in Asia

Two private equity real estate firms are launching new real estate debt platforms, but under different circumstances than those of their peers. PERE magazine February 2015 issue

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing’s divestment from Orchard Capital is an important market for the firm but also for how it regards Australian real estate right now.

Private equity investment is stimulating lending both in the US and in Europe. In this special report, we bring you the trends and talking points ranging from new international lenders in New York City to how private equity real estate firms are fuelling a recovery in European CMBS. PERE Magazine, February 2015 issue

Fortress Investment Group is one of the most active firms in private equity real estate, hiring, capital raising and scouring the globe looking for assets. Robin Marriott goes inside the turrets at its New York HQ to hear the latest from co-chief investment officers, Tom Pulley and Anthony Tufariello.

US fund managers face a dilemma in marketing their funds to investors in Germany and Denmark, but it is all for the greater good.

Close ties Robin 2015-02-01 Marriott Welcome to the first issue of 2015 which you will notice has a distinct ‘finance’ fragrance to it. Inside these pages, not only do we bring you a 10-page special report devoted to the way real estate investment groups are interacting with senior loan lende

Ares Management closed its European real estate opportunity fund oversubscribed at $1.3 billion in December, ending a process that began in 2012.

SilkRoad Property Partners, set-up by a team of former AEW Asia executives, has raised its first capital

For Sheridan Production Partners, a dramatic decline in oil prices means an opportune time to invest in oil and gas properties. PERE magazine February 2015 issue

The Blackstone Group is still working through its $39 billion takeover of Equity Office Properties Trust, with the latest deal being the giant sale of Three Bryant Park. PERE magazine February 2015 issue

Only a few professionals from real estate lending groups at banks have joined private equity real estate firms on the principal-side. Robin Marriott highlights those that have crossed the divide. PERE Magazine, February 2015 issue

When its original approach to a multifamily REIT fell on deaf ears, Madison International found an even more compelling investment opportunity on its hands. PERE magazine February 2015 issue

A Clarion-led investor group is in pole position to close one of the biggest US residential real estate deals in years. PERE magazine February 2015 issue

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