GE’s real estate investment arm has acquired a diversified portfolio from the Dallas-based real estate investment firm’s third private equity vehicle. In a separate deal, GE has agreed to sell the retail portion to Kimco Realty for $920m.
The US Ryder Cup team may not have fared well in Ireland, but Tiger Woods is a fan of the golf course at Seagaia, one of Japan’s largest and most ill-conceived property developments.
Capmark has partnered with San Antonio-based Brass Real Estate Funds to acquire 1.1 million square feet of office space for an estimated $85m.
The Nordic private equity firm has thus far raised €69m for CapMan RE II, a real estate vehicle focused on development in Finland.
The joint venture between Europa and The Property Merchant Group bought the former T Mobile headquarters for €85 million in December 2004.
Beginning with a £95m investment in a London dormitory, the private equity real estate firm is set to expand its student accommodation brand across Europe.
Japanese property company DaVinci has acquired 40,000 square meters of office space in central Tokyo from Hong Kong businessman Richard Li. It is considered by some to be Asia’s largest single-asset real estate transaction.
The Pennsylvania-based real estate investment firm has already committed approximately a third of its new vehicle and expanded beyond the mid-Atlantic region with its first buy in Chicago.
The private equity arm of Standard Chartered has invested $33 million in an auto component market based in India.
A luxury condo conversion in Midtown Manhattan with interior touches by fashion designer Peter Som has been sold to the hotel company Hyatt amid a softening condo market.