Bank of America Merrill Lynch

The Bank of America Merrill Lynch placement spinout has undergone a restructuring, bringing in new talent to replace outgoing personnel having earlier made changes to its economic structure.

BAML Capital Partners, which has been overseen by James Forbes, will become an independent firm and eventually raise third-party capital. Forbes will stay with BofA.

Guido Padovano, former head of Merrill Lynch Private Equity in Latin America, will oversee a team of investment professionals in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

In the latest sign that the investment banking sector is withdrawing from managing private equity real estate funds, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has agreed a deal to hand over the management of the assets in its $2.65 billion Asian Real Estate Opportunities Fund and other real estate assets to The Blackstone Group.

Merrill Lynch’s global real estate principle investments division has halted plans to offload its Asian real estate investment management business. The platform may be placed on the market again late second quarter 2010.

Merrill Lynch puts plans for its second Asian real estate opportunity fund on ice as it awaits direction from the bank’s new owners, the Bank of America.

The former Merrill Lynch head of private equity fund origination says an expected rise in fundraising will benefit CP Eaton.

Why Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s decision to shelve the sale of its Asia real estate platform makes sense. PERE Magazine, February issue 2010

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