Robin Marriott

At PERE LA, reflections of a private equity real estate pioneer showed how long a way the industry has come, and suggested that firms breaking out of the closed-ended fund cycle may stay more relevant as the industry evolves.

There will be further high activity and attractive pricing for real estate assets in Europe potentially up until 2017, says Cushman & Wakefield in its latest report.

The placement agent, one of the few to raise capital for both private equity, real estate and hedge funds, has named three new partners in the business

Office leasing figures plummet to below levels last seen in 2009, while investment figures also drop by a quarter as Russia faces a 3 percent fall in GDP this year, research by brokerage Knight Frank says.

Last major asset is sold after buying a landmark portfolio in 2009 from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)

The Greenwich, Connecticut-based private equity firm completes a deal to buy the Houston-based advisory firm which has resolved more than $50 billion in distressed RE assets

A crowd of around 40 picketers massed outside the firm’s Park Avenue headquarters yesterday evening banging pots and pans and holding placards

The fund manager is teaming up with Brackett Flagship Properties for a joint venture initially buying nine properties in north and south Carolina.

New York-listed NorthStar Realty Finance Corporation has taken a bite of Aerium, the pan European real estate fund manager with around €6.1 billion of assets

Europe and US will lead the way to an 11 percent rise in volumes this year, according to property services firm Cushman & Wakefield