Catalyst Investors has closed its second buyout fund and a UK co-investment vehicle on $170 million, below their initial target of $250 million.
Former NBA star Magic Johnson has endorsed a group created to oppose a House bill that would increase carried interest tax.
Irish private equity and real estate firm First Equity Group has purchased two sites for development in Beverly Hills in the firm’s fourth deal on the West Coast.
Industrial REIT DCT is working with JP Morgan Asset Management on a joint venture to invest in the US logistics sector.
The departure of Bill Hughes is the latest in a series of resignations at RREEF, the real estate and infrastructure arm of Deutsche Bank.
The industrial property investor hopes to bring its total Japanese investment to $7.9bn by the end of 2009, its Japan chief says.
Nagarjuna Construction Company, the third largest construction company in India, has received an initial investment from The Blackstone Group.
Dubai-based buyout firm Abraaj Capital will hold the second close of its infrastructure and growth capital fund in September, and is on course for a final close on $2 billion by the end of the year.
LaSalle Investment Management has partnered with The Westfield Group to redevelop the Westfield Doncaster mall in Victoria, Australia.
Investment management firm Aetos Capital has committed $50m to Tian Rui Hotel Corporation to develop its Super 8 economy hotel brand.