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THE 4 FOOD GROUPS 2006-11-01 Staff Writer <strong>RESIDENTIAL<br /> Mixed emotions greet landmark property sale</strong><br /> It all depends on your perspective.<br /> <br /> Either the acquisition last month of 110 residential buildings in downtown Manhattan represen

Private equity real estate firms are looking to capitalize on Hong Kong's recovery. But as China's development continues unabated, will the mainland's economic emergence eventually threaten the city's prosperity? By Robin Marriott

The sheikh 2006-11-01 Staff Writer Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the stateowned investment companies he controls are not only developing the whole of Dubai, they are funneling oil money into projects all over the world and, in the process, transforming the competitive landscape of the global priv

San Francisco-based placement agent Probitas Partners, fresh from fundraising for the debut vehicles for KSL and Benson Elliot, is beefing up its real estate team.

A joint venture between Tishman Speyer and BlackRock Realty came out on top of the pile of bidders to acquire the 110 buildings that make-up Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.

Horatio Sparkes, who oversees the investment of five New York City pension funds, including a nascent private equity programme, has submitted his resignation to city comptroller William Thompson.

The bid by Apollo Management and Texas Pacific for the Las Vegas-based casino giant could mark one of the year’s largest buyouts.

Who are the 30 most influential lawyers in global private equity? We asked the market. Here are the results.

The Pennsylvania-based real estate investment firm has already committed approximately a third of its new vehicle and expanded beyond the mid-Atlantic region with its first buy in Chicago.

The US property investment firm is taking an equity stake in the first purpose-built shopping center in London’s financial heartland.