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Under Michael Profenius, the private equity giant now has 10 investment pros looking for property deals around the world.

Dutch real estate firm Westplan Investors has raised a $24 million fund focused on the Southeastern US.

Do it yourself 2005-09-01 Staff Writer One of my favorite bits of jargon in the financial world is “disintermediation”. Not only does it make its deliverer sound smart, it also tends to be used when someone is claiming to enjoy an advantage that runs exactly counter to the prevailing trends.<br /> <

Synergy with Entrepreneurs, a new venture led by Gianfilippo Cuneo and Benedetto de Benedetti, has held a first close of an equity fund dedicated to backing Italian entrepreneurs.

The New York-based buyout firm is poised to complete its second major European theme park deal in rapid succession.

Hermes has made 2x cash on the £102.5m sale of Merlin as the US buyout giant takes a first step towards building a consolidated European theme park business.

Kings, queens and Mick Jagger 2005-07-01 Staff Writer From the day it was established almost two hundred years ago, Claridge's Hotel in London's Mayfair district has been a favorite rest stop for the rich, the famous and the merely royal. The hotel's luxury accommodations and storied history have also attrac

A new condo every 15 minutes? 2005-07-01 Staff Writer In an August 1981 entry in his now-published diary, Andy Warhol wrote: “It's a beautiful building, but buying it would be like buying a beautiful piece of art... I could put in hot air and toilets and it would be an artist's space.” The building he was ta

Profile: DavidBrush 2005-07-01 Staff Writer Having been responsible for overseeing all real estate private equity investments by REOG since 1994, David Brush has seen more of the asset class than most. From his London base, he now heads a team of more than fifty in offices across the globe, and has supervise

Conducting due diligence on a GP's track record involves a bit of art, a bit of science and a lot of legwork. By Paul Fruchbom