Prudential Real Estate Investors was one of only two private equity real estate firms to survive the RTC intact, becoming – in time – one of the world’s largest real estate investment managers. Despite its global heft though, chief executive officer Allen Smith believes the firm is as nimble, and flexible, as any boutique operation. PERE Magazine October 2009
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The investment manager has tapped Cathy Ebert to play the role that placement agents once did. PERE magazine October 2009
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One private bank has identified value in giving GPs money – to spend how they want
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Despite Prudential Real Estate Investors' global heft, chief executive officer Allen Smith believes the firm is as nimble, and flexible, as any boutique operation. By Zoe Hughes
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The 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
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Investors eager to gain exposure to the US infrastructure story have more choices than ever for doing so, including the newly-introduced Build America Bonds. With $33bn issued, are these securities likely to pose a threat to PPPs? Cezary Podkul investigates.
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Investors new to the infrastructure asset class need to understand the risks as well as the return potential. Some lessons from the financial crisis are worth studying, writes Duncan Hale.
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The private equity real estate firm, together with Fortress, DE Shaw and Five Mile, has offered $3.5bn for the hotel group’s $4.1bn first mortgage, according to the WSJ. The plan would rival a bankruptcy court reorganisation plan.
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A bubbly stock market has generated a clutch of potential IPOs, but the window will not be open forever.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Around 116 opportunistic funds were seeking to raise $109bn in capital as of August, according to Clerestory Capital Partners. By Q2, 47 funds targeting $35.5bn failed to come to market or were put on hold, particularly emerging market strategies.
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