After almost two decades of existence, the private equity real estate industry has seen its fair share of influential personalities. But going forward, who are the rising stars that will further shape the evolution of the asset class? PERE presents a few possibilities.
In 1999, Ric Lewis established Curzon Global Partners as a boutique European fund for AEW. Now, eight years and €15 billion later, he talks here about the firm's rapid ascension, why he set out to “wreck” European investors, and how a hole-in-one nearly cost him a car. By Robin Marriott
Apollo and BC Partners have spent more than €2 billion between them on acquiring residential property agents despite fears that the market will cool.
Pierre Vaquier, a 14-year veteran of insurance giant AXA, has taken the helm of its institutional real estate firm, AXA REIM, and is set to announce a major strategy overhaul later this month.
The US alternative asset investor has raised $305 million for its second private equity real estate vehicle focused on the European property markets.
In April, delegates at the annual INREV conference heard how real estate could converge with a new energy vision in Europe. Are you ready for a revolution? By Robin Marriott
Private equity real estate secondaries firm Liquid Realty Partners has invested $286 million to acquire an interest in a US hotel portfolio.
Oaktree Capital has hired Colony Capital veteran John Brady to lead the firm's real estate group, expand its global presence and leverage its alternative asset platform.
Equastone, a private equity real estate firm focused on commercial properties in “lagging markets,” has closed its second opportunity fund on $173 million.
At a recent private equity conference on emerging markets, both the perils and potential of investing in the developed world were brought into clear focus. By Paul Fruchbom