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FEATURE: RE-IncarnationThe market has changed, and these 12 pros have changed jobs to seize the new day. By Jonathan Brasse and Zoe Hughes. PERE magazine October 2009
- Illinois Universities invests $120m in ‘toxic assets’
The US pension is the latest to join the government’s programme meant to jumpstart the credit markets, which CalPERS has said it will not join.
- Five firms raise $3bn to buy toxic assets
Invesco, TCW and Blackrock are among the firms that have held initial closings on funds that will buy distressed assets from banks and help reinvigorate the US credit markets.
- US Treasury selects Oaktree, Angelo Gordon for PPIP bank bailout
The US government has selected nine private investment firms, including Oaktree, Invesco and Angelo Gordon, to help take real estate loan-backed securities off banks’ balance sheets.
- Queensland leases motorways to state pension for A$3bn
The Australian state originally planned to lease Queensland Motorways to the private sector, but the government has instead transferred the 40-year concession to the state’s superannuation fund in exchange for A$3.1bn.
- The Texas Way
Armed with a 'premier list' of real estate fund managers, the private markets team of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, led by Steve LeBlanc, spoke about its vision for the portfolio and how it could be even tougher to get through its doors in the future.
- BLUEPRINT: The Texas way
Armed with a 'premier list' of real estate fund managers with whom it will invest the bulk of its equity, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas is intent on setting its own agenda when it comes to deals. The pension’s private markets team, led by Steve LeBlanc, spoke to PERE about the premier list, their vision for the portfolio and how it could be even tougher to get through its doors in the future. PERE Magazine, June 2011 issue
- FEATURE: Capital considerations
US capital markets have improved dramatically over the past year as lenders once again start hunting for deals. The question is whether the recovery is being driven by capital flows rather than fundamentals. PERE magazine April 2011 issue
- AFIRE: $65bn of US CMBS issuance predicted in 2011
After hitting an all-time low of just $2.7bn of new CMBS issuance in 2009, the securitisation market is expected to originate up to $15bn per quarter in new deals, with large portfolio refinancings pushing the figure up to $65bn.
- The ‘Texas Way’
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is intent on setting its own agenda when it comes to private markets deals.