The SEC lacks the manpower and expertise to monitor private equity and real estate firms, former SEC chairman Harvey Pitt told delegates at a recent conference.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
PERE takes a look at the major themes that shaped the global real estate industry in 2009, as well as some encouraging indicators for the year ahead. By Zoe Hughes
6 min read · 08 February 2013
A recent survey has shown Asian private equity has even further to go than thought to build a stable local LP base.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Next year’s fundraising market could be akin to a Hollywood disaster movie, writes Gene Wolfson.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Dubai World's debt problems have cast a slur on the region's reputation, but investors should avoid forming a link between government capital and private capital.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Ladder Capital postponed plans for a partial blind-pool REIT after institutional investor appetite waned in September. CEO Brian Harris tells Zoe Hughes the firm will look to the public markets again as Ladder plans to take advantage of a ‘permanent change’ in the US lending community. PERE Magazine December 2009- January 2010
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Warnings in 2006 that Dubai would be a property disaster just like Texas in the 1970s have proved prescient. But few expect quick opportunistic deals to come out of the stricken emirate today. By Robin Marriott
3 min read · 08 February 2013
A lower interest rate in Brazil means unprecedented opportunity for private equity, reports David Snow.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Simon Hamilton examines ways in which GPs can attract and retain talent, even when carried interest looks a long way off.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The court ruling that Tishman Speyer and BlackRock improperly raised rents on rent-stabilised apartments at a landmark New York complex is big news for the firms – and New York real estate. By Zoe Hughes
4 min read · 08 February 2013
