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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Over thereThe Yanks are coming to Europe to invest in real estate as opportunities begin to emerge and new research supports the move. PERE Magazine, March 2012 issue
- Freshfields launches multi-strategy group(5)
The law firm has launched a ‘fully integrated offering’ for private equity, infrastructure, sovereign wealth and so-called ‘alternative capital providers’, acknowledging that the strategies of many global investors have converged.
- SPECIAL REPORT: Blackstone’s evolution
Recent changes to the New York-based private equity firm’s real estate team mark the latest chapter in the business’ 20-year history. PERE magazine, March 2012 issue
- FEATURE: Back in the saddle
With the commercial mortgage-backed securities market showing signs of new life, there could be good news for private equity real estate firms seeking much-needed debt capital. PERE magazine, March 2012 issue
- The benchmark LP(4)
Since taking the helm at CalPERS in early 2009, CIO Joseph Dear has made it clear he considers private equity a crucial part of its investment strategy. But things haven’t been business as usual: he’s taken fund managers to task over alignment of interest, led an overhaul of the pension’s allocation model, sorted out the aftermath of a ‘pay-to-play’ scandal and hired a veteran private equity chief. Amanda Janis stops by Dear’s office in Sacramento to learn how CalPERS continues to find value in private equity
- IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK: London’s whitest of elephants
The appointment of Ernst & Young as administrators to the companies controlling Battersea Power Station has pre-empted yet another sale of the London landmark. PERE Magazine February issue 2012.
- FEATURE: Where the wild valuations are
The work of valuation professionals in the world’s secondary markets is becoming increasingly meaningful as opportunistic investors shift their attention from prime locations. PERE Magazine February 2012 issue.
- The benchmark LP(3)
Since taking the helm at CalPERS in early 2009, CIO Joseph Dear has made it clear he considers private equity a crucial part of its investment strategy. But things haven’t been business as usual: he’s taken fund managers to task over alignment of interest, led an overhaul of the pension’s allocation model, sorted out the aftermath of a ‘pay-to-play’ scandal and hired a veteran private equity chief. Amanda Janis stops by Dear’s office in Sacramento to learn how CalPERS continues to find value in private equity
- CalSTRS prepares for customised accounts(3)
The pension system, with $144.8bn in assets, is altering its private equity investment policy to allow for investments in separately managed accounts, a model that appears to be gaining popularity among large institutions.
- Freshfields launches multi-strategy group(4)
The law firm has launched a ‘fully integrated offering’ for private equity, infrastructure, sovereign wealth and so-called ‘alternative capital providers’, acknowledging that the strategies of many global investors have converged.