Research suggests 2001 was the optimum year for opportunity real estate funds to succeed. GPs expect 2009 and 2010 could become the next golden era. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009
4 min read · 08 February 2013
The talk of the town has been the potential for LPs to default on capital calls. It may be just noise at the moment but it is raising questions about counterparty risk. For their part, LPs want greater transparency for their cash. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009
4 min read · 08 February 2013
From January 2009, Apollo Real Estate Advisors will be known as Area Property Partners. Senior partner Lee Neibart explains the change and where Area's focus will be in the future. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009 issue
6 min read · 08 February 2013
While most people cling to their jobs during an economic downturn, some private equity real estate players opt to do the opposite by spinning out from their existing firms. It has a lot to do with carry. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009 issue
3 min read · 08 February 2013
From one to 100 LPs in five years * GBS holds second close on fourth fund * Accel India venture fund closes on $60m * Birla makes PE entry * UBS sees growth in the Middle East * Asia Alternatives: no need to change strategy * Starfish Ventures falls short * Softbank China sets up RMB fund * Endeavour seeks $300m for venture fund * Chinese bank to launch healthcare fund * Macquarie to launch A$1bn infrastructure FoF * Darby's India retail fund raises $147m
10 min read · 08 February 2013
Healthcare play * Intel invests in three Chinese companies * Blackstone partners with Korean pension fund * Saudi firm sells contracting company * Malaysian oil and gas gets $70m boost
4 min read · 08 February 2013
Permira has offered its LPs a way out of their commitments – but at a steep price
3 min read · 08 February 2013
AFRICA IN BRIEF 2009-01-01 Staff Writer Tunga Management Company, a newly launched infrastructure, mining and private equity fund formed by Namibian affiliates of South African asset manager OldMutual Group, will sell a 26 percent stake in itself to a <bold>black empowerment enterprise</bold> (BE
3 min read · 08 February 2013
ASIA IN BRIEF 2009-01-01 Staff Writer Global private equity firm <bold>The Blackstone Group</bold> has signed a memorandum of understanding with the W229 trillion ($183 billion) National Pension Service, to invest up to $2 billion alongside it in undervalued stocks, bonds and real estate in the K
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Where private equity firms have exits, venture philanthropy funds have ‘graduations’. Impetus Trust recently had its first
2 min read · 08 February 2013
