December / January 2013 Issue

Driven by private equity real estate, a wave of CMBS megadeals is leading to a healthier securitization market this time around. PERE Magazine, December 2013/January 2014 issue   

New players are always cropping up in private equity real estate, but not all grow to be successful. PERE highlights several firms that are thriving with the right combination of strategy and personnel. PERE Magazine, December 2013/January 2014 issue 

An investment firm buying into an historic site always has to tread carefully, but Jamestown’s acquisition of Ghirardelli Square has put the property on track for a revival. PERE Magazine December 2013/January 2014 issue.

Greece is not such a tragedy anymore as private real estate firms are finding opportunities in the bailed-out country. PERE Magazine December 2013 January 2014.

Two more instances of industrial deals in Europe add to the welter of other transactions, as volumes reach levels last seen in 2008. PERE Magazine December 2013 January 2014

Roger Barris, founding partner of Peakside Capital, explains why some of the current enthusiasm for the sector may be overdone and under-thought.

PERE Magazine December 2013 January 2014 issue

PIMCO manages some $15 billion of opportunistic property investments in the US and Europe yet not many know about it. PERE meets the team behind the quiet competition to mainstream real estate funds.

PERE’s Michelle Phillips visited Manila just weeks before Typhoon Haiyan hit. PERE Magazine December 2013/January 2014 issue

Secured Capital’s massive final closing last month has as much to do with good old-fashioned form as it does positive macroeconomics and limited competition. PERE Magazine December 2013/January 2014 issue.

Institutions investing in Asia are demanding core product, and managers in the region are rapidly adapting to accommodate them. PERE Magazine December 2013/January 2014 issue.

SC Capital’s incoming core real estate fund is the first in Asia to be structured as a closed-ended vehicle. PERE Magazine December 2013/January 2014 issue.

APG will have one eye on recruitment as its new Asia head looks to reverse its indirect-heavy non-listed real estate portfolio. PERE Magazine December 2013/January 2014 issue

Apollo’s sale in the Philippines last month pales in significance to the impact of Typhoon Haiyan, but it was an important indicator nonetheless. PERE Magazine December 2013/January 2014 issue

With the launch of Canadian Real Estate Plus, Bentall Kennedy has become the first Canadian fund manager to offer direct real estate to domestic DC plans, capitalizing on the rise of such pensions. PERE Magazine, December 2013/January 2014 issue.

Drill Capital, the latest firm to take advantage of real estate opportunities surrounding the US energy sector, hopes to keep an edge with smaller deals. PERE Magazine, December 2013/January 2014 issue.

The purchase of Metropolitan Real Estate helps the Washington, DC-based alternatives asset manager fill a major gap in its multi-manager offering, as well as positioning the firm to develop multi-asset class solutions. PERE Magazine, December 2013/January 2014 issue