On the contrary 2006-03-01 Staff Writer In his book, <italic>“Letters to a Young Contrarian,”</italic> Christopher Hitchens pens advice to a fictional protégé, offering a series of dispatches on how to “live at an angle to the safety and mediocrity of consensus.”<br /> <br /> Today,
Los Angeles-based Leonard Green & Partners has agreed to buy The Sports Authority, offering $1.3bn to take the sporting goods retailer private.
Private equity proved to be the best performing asset class for PGGM in 2005.
As private equity firms increasingly invest in businesses with valuable real estate assets, the sale-leaseback is becoming an increasingly handy—and popular—financing tool. By Aaron Lovell
High above London, four real estate bankers recently gathered to discuss the events of 2005, the key trends in today's market and whether the future holds boom or bust. By Jonn Elledge
As rising commodity prices and labor shortages push construction costs to 20-year highs, private equity firms are grappling with today's inflationary environment. By Paul Fruchbom
With its significant growth, healthy demographics and strong liquidity, real estate investors are turning their attention to the Middle East—and finding value across the region. By Aaron Lovell
For the past 40 years, Sam Zell has been one of the biggest and most successful players in the US real estate market. Always opinionated, never boring, Zell recently sat down with PERE to discuss his views on the global real estate market, his unconventional holiday gifts and why he likes Libya and Brazil. By Paul Fruchbom
New York-based alternative assets firm GSC Partners and property group Tishman Speyer are teaming up to invest in Shanghai and Beijing.
The global private equity group has created a joint venture with Spanish firm GED to help develop the Romanian real estate market.