September 2015 Issue

CBRE Global has created its new global CIO position amid rising investor interest in cross-border real estate opportunities.

The SEC says that some private equity real estate firms have broken the rules, but some managers argue that they still don’t know what the rules even are.

It has become increasingly important for fund managers to work more closely with consultants as well as placement agents, writes Manish Chande, senior partner at Clearbell Capital.

With its new US fund and turnaround efforts abroad, Carlyle wants to shift its real estate business back into growth mode.  

Real estate behemoth Blackstone piled into the region with a near $3 billion portfolio buy, but the firm is by no means alone.

Suchad Chiaranussati has changed the structure of his firm’s incoming core fund after talks with investors.  

Economic and financial turmoil in China could mean more capital flight into overseas real estate, while the domestic property market continues to ail.  

Korean institutional investors are gradually expanding their wish lists from a focus on gateway city offices, writes Young Chai, chief investment officer at Samsung SRA Asset Management.  

The former chief executive of Unibail took the real estate business of Perella Weinberg Partners, independent last month.

With ESMA failing to grant US fund managers a pan-EU marketing passport, the industry is bemoaning ‘Fortress Europe’.

Hines is an undisputed world-class property developer, but it also is one of the largest investment managers in the asset class too. PERE caught up with the three men responsible for the fiduciary side of the business in Houston.

William Pears’ NZ$300 million retail portfolio is expected to draw bids from major institutional investors as interest in the country heats up.  

PAG has acquired part of GE’s Japan property portfolio as the latter nears its exit from the country.  

The passage of a bill through Congress is being closely watched as it could curtail an increasingly-used method of finance for real estate projects.

The historic Palazzo Broggi building, acquired by Fosun in the summer, is slated to become one of the largest urban redevelopment projects in continental Europe.  

In today’s competitive real estate market, it’s how quickly a buyer can close, not how much it can pay, that matters most, says Evan Levy, head of real estate capital markets at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Bonus programs like the one recently approved by Florida SBA still remain far from the norm at public institutions.

With its eighth global opportunity fundraising, Morgan Stanley’s real estate division proves it once again has the backing to compete in the higher-risk, higher-return market.

Lone Star Funds is betting on London residential development with its £700 million bid for London-listed property developer Quintain.

GLP’s mega fundraise for China reflects the firm’s growing ambitions for the country, and its own fund management platform.  

A pivotal time Jonathan 2015-09-01 Brasse We return to our desks after a summer of macroeconomic and geopolitical turbulence. As I write, China’s latest interventionist policy, permitting state pensions to invest in shares to shore up the country’s plummeting stock market, is failing. Follo

When it comes to Brazilian private equity real estate deals, all eyes are on BR Properties right now.