The mega-buyout firm has also closed its distressed financial services fund with roughly $6bn in commitments, and rounded up roughly $4bn for the final close of its Asian fund.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The reduced takeover offer for Informa, publisher of Lloyd's List, by Providence Equity Partners, The Carlyle Group and The Blackstone Group has come after a shake-up in the original consortium that offered £2.15bn for the company in late June.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Investors should look beyond ‘volatile’ short-term concerns in Europe and focus on longer-term issues such as economic growth, liquidity and risk-adjusted performance, according to a report by UK real estate fund manager, Invista. Germany, it said, was one of the most attractive locations.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Investors should look beyond ‘volatile’ short-term concerns in Europe and focus on longer-term issues such as economic growth, liquidity and risk-adjusted performance, according to a report by UK real estate fund manager, Invista. Germany, it said, was one of the most attractive locations.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Carlyle is making up for losses with some burned investors, reveals David Snow.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The Los Angeles-based private equity real estate firm, famed for its opportunistic plays, is expanding into new areas. The move is being spearheaded by Colony president Richard Saltzman, the man credited with creating the first real estate opportunity fund and the modern-day REIT.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The Los Angeles-based private equity real estate firm, famed for its opportunistic plays, is expanding into new areas. The move is being spearheaded by Colony president Richard Saltzman, the man credited with creating the first real estate opportunity fund and the modern-day REIT.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The Los Angeles-based private equity real estate firm, famed for its opportunistic plays, is expanding into new areas. The move is being spearheaded by Colony president Richard Saltzman, the man credited with creating the first real estate opportunity fund and the modern-day REIT.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Despite the credit crunch, the global office markets are still on an “upward trend,” according to a report by real estate services firm, Colliers International. The emerging markets continued to record strong growth in the sector.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Goldman Sachs' Whitehall platform has become among the most dominant players in global property investment, raising billions and executing deals in an inimitable Goldman fashion. The firm is so opaque that even its own PPMs contain no fund-level performance data. Investors who sign on as limited partners gain access to the immense Whitehall footprint, but pay what many view to be a dizzying array of fees for the privilege. PERE goes inside an enviable franchise that its rivals have at times called ‘The Evil Empire.’ By Robin Marriott and Zoe Hughes
10 min read · 12 January 2013
