People

Littlejohn & Co. has inked a deal to buy fuel transport company Kenan Advantage Group.

Texas Pacific Group is to sell the majority of its stake in the Italian bike firm to European private equity firm InvestIndustrial.

Crestview Partners, the new firm launched by Goldman Sachs veterans Barry Volpert and Thomas Murphy, has yet to formally announce a final close for its debut fund, but in statement announcing its first deal, the firm said it had amassed $1.4bn in commitments.

Hotel Kabul 2005-12-01 Staff Writer Two big news stories this year have been the return of the hospitality industry and continuing conflict in the greater Middle East. Few perhaps expected to see them combined—but for the real estate industry, a problem is just an opportunity with a typo and luxury hotels ar

Following in his father's footsteps, Carmel Partners founder Ron Zeff has made a name for himself in the multifamily sector. He spoke with PERE about the influence of his father, his company's expansion and why repositioning an asset means more than new carpet and a paint job. By Aaron Lovell

In 2005, we spoke with a number of players in the private equity real estate industry for our “Blueprint” profiles. Here are brief excerpts of what they said.

In almost every conceivable category, 2005 was a banner year for the global private equity real estate industry. In a look back, Private Equity Real Estate chronicles the ten most notable stories of the past 12 months.

Warburg Pincus has strengthened its foothold in China via an investment in a Beijing development company.

As investors are getting comfortable with China, the specter of a realty bubble looms.

First he wanted out. Then Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber decided he wasn't done owning theatres after all.