The multi-strategy assets manager has tapped Deutsche Bank veteran Robert Goodman to head its growing alternative asset unit.
The Australia-listed investment and specialised fund manager has raised another $450m to take advantage of opportunities in infrastructure in North America.
According to a new ranking from PERE magazine, the 30 largest private equity real estate firms in the world have raised more than $190 billion over the past five years. The Blackstone Group and Morgan Stanley Real Estate top the PERE 30.
The real estate management arm of Italy’s famous tire manufacturer targets €1 billion ($1.5 billion) for deployment in Europe.
The New York-based alternative asset manager says it is building an operating team in China but has adopted a ‘patient, long-term approach’ in order to make a name for itself before investing.
Stellar, a firm launched by former Close Brothers managers, is focusing on the Baltic States.
Leopard Capital has held an initial closing on a $100 million Cambodia Fund.
The deal gives the global asset manager greater exposure to the UK real estate market as well as strengthen its presence across Europe and Asia.
The financial services giant’s private equity real estate arm has launched a $10 billion fundraising to take advantage of “distress and dislocation” caused by the credit crisis. Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System has committed up to $400 million to the vehicle.
Boston-based Beacon Capital Partners to expand focus on offices in key knowledge-based cities with its sixth value-add fund, Beacon Capital Strategic Partners VI.