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Citi names Asian private equity banking chiefChristopher Gammons replaces Chris Laskowski as head of Citi's Asian private equity banking group based in Hong Kong.
- HgCapital expands its renewables team
The European mid-market private equity and renewable energy infrastructure investor has hired two members for its renewable energy team. The division led by Tom Murley now has a total of seven professionals sourcing deals.
- Genstar, Lee Equity lead $500m healthcare investment
Moelis Capital Partners also participated in financing the launch of mid-market healthcare industry lender MidCap Financial, which is led by the former Merrill Lynch Capital Healthcare Finance team.
- UK pension plans still warm towards real estate
A survey of UK pension fund trustees has found that more than a quarter are planning to increase allocations to commercial real estate, while around half will maintain their exposure over the medium term.
- Industry Funds hires three for US infrastructure team
Part of a larger expansion strategy into infrastructure, Dunia Wright, head of US and Europe for IFM, predicts that the Melbourne-based asset manager will have about 40 infrastructure professionals globally by the end of the year.
- Industry Funds Management makes three senior hires
The Melbourne-headquartered firm expands New York investment team to support investment plans in the US.
- Deals slow to trickle, investors wait for opportunities
As private equity real estate fund managers and institutional investors meet in Chicago for the fall Pension Real Estate Association conference, many say waiting is the best strategy.
- Patriarch ups investment in Beijing-based media company
The New York-based turnaround firm has invested $80m into Xinhua Finance Media to aid its expansion efforts in sports broadcasting.
- Current RE market in US worse than during S&L crisis
Six out of 10 commercial real estate executives believe the credit crisis has now had a greater impact on the real estate industry than during the crisis of the late 1980s, early 1990s. Just 10 percent are ‘bullish’ on the opportunities created by the distress, most attracted to multifamily.
- Chinese cement plant gets $40m growth investment
Sichuan Zhiquan Special Cement has closed a convertible preferred stock financing with investors that include Merrill Lynch, Lunar Capital and Eos.