December / January 2012 Issue

Many major public firms have independent directors on their investment committees to meet governance standards and help provide perspective. So why hasn’t the private real estate sector yet caught on? PERE Magazine, December 2012/January 2013 issue

With the private equity real estate space continuing to see more new players, PERE highlights those firms with the right combination of strategy and personnel to succeed in the long run. December 2012/January 2013 issue.

Fresh data has arrived confirming LPs no longer want to be controlled. By Robin Marriott. December 2012/January 2013 issue.

Spain has finally created a ‘bad bank’, which means the opportunity to buy property at big discounts is coming. December 2012/January 2013 issue.

Mountgrange will rename itself from April next year and create a new partnership structure as it gears up for a second fund.

Broken economic models, ‘divorce’, and then: ‘renaissance’. Joachim Fels, Morgan Stanley’s global head of economics, explained why he is bullish about Europe’s prospects at the PERE Global Investor Forum in Amsterdam. December 2012/January 2013 issue.

National Swedish ‘buffer fund’ Första AP-Fonden wants global diversity in its real estate portfolio. Here, head of real estate Tomas Svensson explains the progress so far.

December 2012/January 2013 issue.

Keith Breslauer, founder of Patron Capital, the London-based firm that has closed on the largest European opportunity fund this year, talks to Robin Marriott about life, family and business…and how he just can’t keep still. December 2012/January 2013 issue.

There is plenty of capital in South Korea for international real estate investment managers to court. Actually harnessing it is another matter. PERE Magazine, December 2012/January 2013 issue.

Four long-serving Asia private equity real estate executives are clear the opportunities still abound in Asia despite persistent global economic uncertainties. Their challenge today is to convince their risk-averse investors. PERE Magazine, December 2012/January 2013 issue.

The new era of private Japanese REITs is giving investors a greater choice in exposure to Japanese real estate, but which one is best? PERE Magazine, December 2012/January 2013 issue.

A pivotal time has arrived for more than 100 investors stuck in the $1bn Trophy Property Development fund, China’s largest private equity real estate vehicle. A solution is now in the offing. PERE Magazine, December 2012/January 2013 issue.

After an eventful couple of years at Grosvenor Fund Management, Asia head Morgan Laughlin is taking charge of a bigger player. PERE Magazine, December 2012/January 2013 issue.

Under a new Latin American head, Prudential Real Estate Investors is revamping its investment strategy, and its funds platform. PERE Magazine, December 2012/January 2013 issue.

Emerging managers and separate accounts received the most airplay at this year’s PERE Summit: New York. PERE Magazine, December 2012/January 2013 issue.

For one of the world’s largest real estate investors, staying ahead of the pack has been essential to capturing some of the best opportunities in the asset class. PERE Magazine, December 2012/January 2013 issue.

Joseph Stecher, the former CIO of Morgan Stanley AIP’s real estate fund of funds business has formed his own firm. PERE Magazine, December 2012/January 2013 issue.