Brentwood Associates will sell the consumer-product company to Carlyle after a hotly contested auction.
As activity in the European hospitality sector accelerates, private equity firms are reshaping the industry's ownership structure, begging the question as to who will own hotels in the future. By Arthur de Haast, global chief executive officer at Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
James Quille, the chief executive officer of Macquarie Global Property Advisors, has spent much of his 30-year career traveling the world in search of real estate opportunities. Here he talks with PERE about his roots in London, his travels to China and working in the copper mines of Zambia. By Paul Fruchbom
Sydney-based AMP Capital has raised just over A$200 million for its second private equity real estate fund, the largest ever in Australia.
Former Doughty Hanson real estate head Marc Mogull has launched a new firm focusing on middle market deals in Europe.
Secondary investor Liquid Realty Partners adds a new director of portfolio management as its business grows overseas.
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.
Private equity and real estate investors have acquired a UK private hospital operator for £2.2 bn.
THE 4 FOOD GROUPS 2006-06-01 Staff Writer <strong>RESIDENTIAL<br /> Where the grass is greener</strong><br /> In the movie <italic>Caddyshack</italic>, Rodney Dangerfield's character proclaims that the two biggest wastes of real estate are golf courses and cemeteries. Th