Erik Kolb

The New York-based private equity and real estate titan captured awards in eight of the nine categories for which it was nominated, underlining the firm’s dominance in 2011. Other notable victors include CBRE, Fortress and APG.

The Palmyra Resort & Spa, an unfinished luxury hotel and condo complex in Jamaica, is being sold by the project’s lenders. Bids are due 28 March.

With Blackstone already making plans for another fund even as it continues to raise capital for its current offering, competitors and others in the industry are beginning to question whether recent returns match the firm’s celebrity status with investors.

Programmes to foster the development of emerging real estate managers are sprouting up at a select group of US pension plans, underlining the importance of nurturing the industry’s next generation. PERE Magazine, February 2012 issue

The New York-based advisory firm has offered its view on several trends concerning the private equity real estate industry, including pricing assumptions on some recent transactions.

Don’t miss your chance to influence the outcome in 35 categories making up the 2011 Global PERE Awards. There are a number of close races underway and, with the poll closing on January 20, your vote could make the difference.

Polls open today for the 2011Global PERE Awards. Now is the time for you, our loyal readers, to determine which firms and individuals stood out from the crowd this past year.

The New York-based real estate advisory firm has opened offices in Hong Kong and London as part of its global expansion, which also marks the firm’s entree into the third-party capital raising arena.

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With the US debt ceiling showdown going down to the wire and a possible downgrade of the country’s debt rating on the line, don’t expect America’s fractured, dysfunctional government to find a solution that won’t cast a pall on private equity real estate activity.