Arshiya Khullar
Two Sigma, a financial sciences company with $58bn in assets under management, has launched a real estate investment management business that will initially focus on North America.
The Boston-based firm had launched its third value-add vehicle right at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020.
Significant capital flows into a challenging property sector in a historically challenging country is a sign the India story is gaining global momentum.
The Toronto-based alternative asset manager will now expand its product offerings stateside following the take-private transaction.
The firm’s third opportunistic vehicle was launched in November 2019 with a $1.5bn original target.
The private equity firms’ large bet on the hotel owner and operator speaks to the faster-than-expected rebound in the sector, but its pricing remains a point of contention.
The New York-based private equity firm’s CIREP V marks the second higher-risk, higher-return property fund closing to be announced in a week.
The Canadian investor recently launched its first direct office platform in India in partnership with Embassy Group, as an ever-increasing number of global institutions commit capital to the country.
The Singaporean sovereign fund has teamed up with a REIT, a hedge fund and an alternative investment manager to bet on pricing dislocation in US retail.
In 2020, US and Canadian investors deployed the least amount of capital in the country out of all overseas buying groups, according to RCA.