Regulation & Legal

Richard Branson might be setting his sights on Macau as the location for a $3bn, Virgin-branded casino and resort.

General partners are scrambling for more information amid vague indications that members of Congress might consider drafting legislation that would drastically raise the tax on GP profits. One legal source called these fears

RREEF’s infrastructure division has reportedly reached the final stage in the auction of UK recycling and waste management firm Cory Environmental.

The private equity real estate firm has joined forces with French billionaire Bernard Arnault to purchase approximately 10 percent of the French supermarket chain.

As private equity funds evolve, they will increasingly need the guts to be considered sustainable companies. By Joshua Herrenkohl

As competition increases in Shanghai and Beijing, second-tier markets are the toast of China—and cities like Qingdao and Hangzhou are turning into the next hot hotel markets. By Aaron Lovell

Private equity groups are no longer buying British pubs just for economies of scale. Now, they're repositioning them to accommodate the country's changing tastes and its impending smoking ban. By Robin Marriott

For the first time, PERE commemorates the people, firms and deals that shaped the past year in the global private equity real estate industry. And what a year it was.

Citigroup Property Investors raised €1.6 billion for its debut European real estate fund last year. Here Roger Orf, who runs the firm's European arm, explains Citigroup's strategy, his 30-year career in real estate and that model train on his desk. By Robin Marriott

While the Chinese government's property policies are cause for concern, they should not—and are not—scare away investors. By Aaron Lovell