1996 Guy Hands transforms UK military barracks into profits of £1.6 billion
An office grows in Warsaw 2006-07-01 Staff Writer It may be only a coincidence but three months after the S&L bailout package was signed into law, foreshadowing the development of the US private equity real estate industry, another historic occasion took place halfway around the world: the toppling of th
1995 Goldman Sachs profits from Mitsubishi's distressed asset.
1995 The acquisition of a troubled REIT forms the basis for Starwood Hotels and Resorts
1993 Colony and Hilton step in to pick up a high-profile Hawaii resort.
1991 Charles Hurwitz buys the first portfolio of distressed S&L assets
1989 JMB Realty invests in London at the top of the market
1988 The Bass group injects $550 million in the first grab at an S&L
1988 Sam Zell's seminal opportunity fund makes a prominent acquisition
Private Equity Real Estate selects the 20 deals that have inspired the most envy, admiration and imitation in the industry's brief—but very interesting—history.