Otis Spencer has joined the Merrill Lynch spin-out as president of Peakside Polonia Management, the central and eastern Europe fund management business that Peakside took over from Allied Irish Banks last year.
The Beverly Hills-based investment firm, along with hedge fund Varde Partners, has acquired eight shopping centers throughout England and Scotland for £250 million.
Oliver Zimper, the global head of transactions at stricken German giant IVG, has joined Zug-based Corestate Capital adding to its recent hire of the firm’s institutional funds managing director Steffen Ricken.
GPs that wish to mass advertise in the US may find themselves in violation of Europe's AIFM directive.
The firm, best known as a distressed debt investor, is branching out into real estate debt financing with the launch of its latest fund.
Founder Leif Andersson will step down to focus more on transactions and investor relations for the Stockholm-based private equity real estate firm Andersson Real Estate Investment Management with his responsibilities assumed by partner Therese Rattik.
The Hong Kong-based private equity real estate firm has confirmed the signing of New Jersey Division of Investment director Tim Walsh and the creation of a US platform leading to the launch of its first investment fund for the country.
The world’s largest property services firm says the amount China’s insurers could invest in international property equates roughly to one quarter of the total capital cross-border flows in the world’s eight largest non-Chinese cities.
The private equity real estate firm founded three years ago by ex-Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing heads Sonny Kalsi, John Carrafiell and Fred Schmidt has held a first closing for its second US fund and a final closing for its first Japan fund.
After losing five of its team to rival CBRE earlier this year, JLL is continuing the rebuilding of its corporate finance division in Asia with three new hires.