The US bank is on the fundraising trail again as a previous $1bn vehicle nears completion, according to a report.
Heitman veteran Harold Schwartz, previously head of Europe acquisitions, will lead the Chicago-based firm’s expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. Schwartz will be based in Tokyo.
The mega-buyout firm has revealed its private equity real estate business returned $1.3 billion to investors last year from 38 exits.
The London-based property fund manager has appointed former Goldman Sachs professional Michael Flynn as managing director of the new branch.
Guggenheim Capital Markets, a subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, has expanded its fixed income offerings with the launch of a ‘whole loan’ group.
The energy investment unit of Starwood Capital Group has raised its first fund targeting investments in the energy and power sectors in North America.
As political scrutiny of private equity intensifies in Europe, EVCA has appointed Jonathan Russell, buyout chief of FTSE 100-listed 3i, to its chair this year. The executive is accustomed to the glare of the public spotlight.
The private equity firm launched by former Grubb and Ellis chairman Anthony Thompson hires ex-Renaissance Senior Living exec Lauri Schutz as the fund’s chief financial officer.
The two firms have launched a private equity infrastructure fund for in the gas transportation, power generation and railways sectors in emerging markets globally.
US firm Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI) has expanded its investment relationship with partner Beekman Helix India Partners by establishing a joint private equity real estate platform, Pramerica BHI India.