The private equity fund, listed on the London Stock Exchange, has invested half of the $400m it raised in its IPO last November.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The New York-based firm has hired Robert Cervinka as head of asset management and transactions in Germany.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The New York firm has sealed its status as the largest raiser of private equity for real estate by closing Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe III.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The placement agent has hired Alex Walker from the global real estate advisory business, DTZ.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Two senior professionals have departed the firm in the span of two weeks, amid a turbulent period for the placement industry.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Canadian ski slope company is selling lodging and commercial operations at Arc 1950 Resort in Savoie and Flaine Montsoleil Resort in the French Alps.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Bridge Capital, a South African corporate and property advisor, is launching a €130 million fund to take advantage of South African opportunities. The firm points to IPD, whose world property index suggests the South African market has been one of the best performers in the last six years.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Though South Africa is on the brink of recession and mergers and acquisition volumes have tumbled, a report by information provider Mergermarker says there have been a string of real estate deals in the first quarter of the year.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The famed hotel on the French Riviera will be offered for sale next week through Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels. The 80-year-old property is used by film stars during the Cannes Film Festival.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Reports today say the Japanese government, real estate firms, and banks are acting together to establish a fund of up to ¥500 billion to shore up the country’s battered REIT sector by acquiring bonds issued by them.
1 min read · 05 January 2013