Jonathan Brasse
The potential for asset fire sales in Japan from the country’s listed property sector became clearer today after it emerged that of 33 quoted companies to go bust in 2008, 25 of them were property focused. The number of bankruptcies in 2008 beat the previous record set in 2002, of 29.
The property services firm makes its second raid on Barclays Capital in three months as it looks for a brighter future and creates a point of contact for private equity firms. Serkan Bektas will become DTZ's new head of capital markets, following in the footsteps of ex-Barclays COO Pail Idzik, who moved to be DTZ's CEO last November.
The Indian developer is working to restructure its debt pile and also aims to sell stakes in the business and assets to private equity funds.
Investors from Europe, US, Middle East and Japan buy in to the company’s distressed targets vision.
The bank has timed its latest fund to co-incide with more realistic return expectations by investors and asking prices by sellers, according to its chief executive.
Recently formed bank grows its Shariah-compliant real estate business on the back of the appointment.
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund and one of the most influential cornerstone investors in private equity real estate has appointed a global head to lead its real estate investing strategy. Bill Schwab has joined the wealth fund from JP Morgan.
Though there is €50 billion of equity ready to be deployed in European real estate this year, the amount has fallen by three quarters from 2007, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
The Singapore-listed leisure resort manager and developer aims to complete fundraising for the Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos development-focused fund this quarter. It is targeting between $300m and $400m.
European private equity firm Doughty Hanson has completed its eleventh purchase for its €590 million ($801 million) Doughty Hanson & Co European Real Estate II fund.