THE 4 FOOD GROUPS 2006-07-01 Staff Writer <strong>RETAIL<br /> The kids aren't alright</strong><br /> In June, Six Flags announced it was mulling the sale of six amusement parks in Buffalo; Denver; Seattle; Houston; and Concord, California; as well as Magic Mountain, north of Los An
Zou Tao, housing crusader 2006-07-01 Staff Writer Zou Tao, a resident of the city of Shenzhen in Southern China, may not have known what he was stepping into when he first called on Chinese citizens to stop buying real estate. The 32-year-old golf equipment dealer first published an open letter on his intern
Landmark status 2006-07-01 Staff Writer The Great Pyramid of Giza, the last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built, by the most widely accepted archaeological accounts, for the Egyptian pharaoh Cheops and completed around 2560 BC. Though experts differ wildly on the number of laborers
The recently listed KKR Private Equity Investors vehicle creates an immediate pool of nearly $2bn for KKR’s 2006 Fund – a major boost to the firm’s ongoing fundraising effort.
As the US baby boomers retire, the senior housing sector is drawing renewed interest from investors. But as many learned in the 90s, senior housing isn't your typical real estate play. By Dave Keating
The battle for Toys “R” Us was one of the most hotly contested transactions of last year—can the victors walk away unscathed? By Paul Fruchbom
Founded in 1974, Harvard Management Company (HMC) is a subsidiary of Harvard University responsible for managing the University's endowment, pension assets, working capital and deferred giving accounts. Generally regarded as one of the most astute investors in the alternative asset sector, HMC currently oversees approximately $26 billion in assets, $2.2 billion of which is invested in real estate. David Ferrero, who originally joined HMC in 1997, co-manages HMC's opportunistic real estate portfolio. Here, Ferrero talks about the current state of the real estate fundraising market, Harvard's “clarity of mission” and the importance of listening to your LPs.
As private equity real estate funds deploy capital quicker than ever, they are returning to their fundraising trail more and more—but would LPs like to see less of them and more of a track record? By Aaron Lovell
As more money flows into private equity real estate, placement agents, once merely matchmakers, are now finding themselves serving a variety of different functions. By Dave Keating
Raising a debut opportunity fund is an arduous undertaking, but with capital abundant, real estate hot, and investors eager, has the process gotten any easier? By Paul Fruchbom