To access the red-hot Russian real estate market, foreign private equity firms are pursuing a number of platform-building strategies, from minority stake investments to roll-up plays. But not everyone is sold on the approach. By Robin Marriott
As the Russian economy booms, the country's real estate market is attracting private equity property investors with a taste for high returns and a bit of adventure.
After 25 years of investing in US real estate, the property arm of Investcorp is looking towards its next stage of growth. Here, John Fraser and Jonathan Dracos, the co-heads of the firm's real estate group, talk about opening a new office in Los Angeles, courting US investors and possibly expanding into Europe. By Aaron Lovell
Bahrain-based Capivest has partnered with Kuwait Investment Company and Kuwait Finance House to launch an Indian real estate fund.
The real estate and infrastructure investment firm has named two new co-heads of its European business following an organizational restructuring.
The private equity real estate firm has raised $800m for its latest European fund, targeting all asset classes across the region.
Ex-citigroup project finance pro christopher Beale has raised $3bn for his firm's debut infrastructure fund.
In more than doubling the size of its last vehicle, heitman has closed an $800m fund to invest in north American value-added opportunities.
The world of private equity real estate is divided: Are the record fundraising numbers here to stay? By Aaron Lovell
Paradise lost? 2007-07-01 Staff Writer The Turtle Bay Resort on the Hawaiian island of Oahu boasts fives miles of breathtakingly unspoiled beaches—which is just how the local population likes it. However, the resort's owner, Oaktree Capital Management, sees things differently. Last year, the Los Angeles-base