The independent firm, renamed Fulcrum Capital Partners, will manage over C$700m (€508m; $678m) split between a private equity fund and separate mezzanine pool.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
One of the highest profile figures in European private equity real estate is leaving German insurance company Gothaer for Austria’s largest real estate firm chaired by the country’s former prime minister.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The ¥100bn Fortress Japan Opportunity Domestic Fund II is expected to be used predominantly for investments in the country’s debt space with a view to taking controlling positions.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The real estate division of UBS Global Asset Management won a tender for a multi-manager mandate from Germany’s Bayerische Versorgungskammer that has a wide range of investment possibilities.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
The New York-based firm has made early headway in its capital raising efforts for its second Japan-focused opportunity fund. The ¥100bn Fortress Japan Opportunity Domestic Fund II is expected to be used predominantly for investments in the country’s debt space with a view to taking controlling positions.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
UK-listed 3i attempted to placate investors by announcing a substantially increased dividend during its half year results presentation Thursday morning, as it revealed its portfolio had fallen in value by £523m.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The bank’s transition into asset-based lending for private equity-backed deals could be part of a niche financing trend for medium sized banks, says Amalgamated investor Wilbur Ross.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Lexington Partners’ founder Brent Nicklas has spent the last 20 years trying to create LP-friendly products – and in doing so, has built one of world’s biggest secondaries managers. In a rare interview, he tells James Taylor that it’s time for private equity to start focusing exclusively on its most important constituency: investors
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Things have slowed significantly in European private equity real estate, but at least the big beast of Europe has an on-going reason to invest. PERE Magazine, November 2011 issue.
4 min read · 15 January 2013
Apollo's real estate arm, led by Joe Azrack, charts a new course in the wake of the global financial crisis and its acquisition of Citi Property Investors.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
