Private equity real estate firms globally raised $40bn during the first half of 2008, according to proprietary data from PERE magazine. This tally puts GPs on course to raise more than the record-breaking totals of last year. During the first six months of 2007, private equity real estate firms raised $30bn in capital.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The corporate debt and real estate specialist has acquired CIT Group’s troubled Home Lending business, Lone Star’s third mortgage-related deal since October.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The corporate debt and real estate specialist has acquired CIT Group’s troubled Home Lending business, Lone Star’s third mortgage-related deal since October.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Graham Packaging, owned by private equity firms Blackstone and Graham Group, has been selected as a takeover target after the Tom Hicks-run SPAC reviewed more than 100 potential deals and tapped into its founder’s relationships with buyout firms.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Graham Packaging, owned by private equity firms Blackstone and Graham Group, has been selected as a takeover target after the Tom Hicks-run SPAC reviewed more than 100 potential deals and tapped into its founder’s relationships with buyout firms.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Starwood Land Ventures, an affiliate of the private equity real estate firm Starwood Capital Group, is set to take advantage of the credit squeeze by targeting residential land deals, developments and homebuilders in Houston.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Private real estate investment firm Shorenstein Properties is targeting debt interests in prime markets in the US looking to capitalize on the “ongoing dislocation” in the credit markets. The firm's total debt holdings now total $685m.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Starwood Land Ventures, an affiliate of the private equity real estate firm Starwood Capital Group, is set to take advantage of the credit squeeze by targeting residential land deals, developments and homebuilders in Houston.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Private real estate investment firm Shorenstein Properties is targeting debt interests in prime markets in the US looking to capitalize on the “ongoing dislocation” in the credit markets. The firm's total debt holdings now total $685m.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The global buyout giant continues its high-profile hiring spree with the addition of James Burr to its financial services unit, which is reportedly raising a fund targeting more than $1bn.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
