There is hidden distress in the German real estate market, and private equity real estate firms are gearing up in creative ways in their quest to uncover it. PERE magazine October 2011 issue.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Julian Mash, founder and CEO of Vision Capital, buys private equity-backed companies en gros. It’s a complex technique – and according to Mash, as David Hawkins and Philip Borel learned in September, the private equity industry needs it more than ever
10 min read · 15 January 2013
KKR’s newly raised $1bn mezzanine fund is an illustration of how popular this area has become with limited partners, who are increasingly attracted by its risk/reward profile
2 min read · 15 January 2013
A painful debt hangover continues to hamper Spain’s and Portugal’s economic recovery, not to mention the banks’ willingness to lend. But the turbulence is also throwing up opportunities from distressed sellers and previously reluctant family-owned companies, reports Nicholas Donato
8 min read · 15 January 2013
Avedon Capital Partners has completed its spin-out from Dutch bank NIBC, a transaction led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Goldman is taking a stake in the group's prior fund and is also one of three major backers for Avedon's current fund, which is targeting €200m.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
‘The strong credit quality of the asset class and resilient contractual structures’ has helped European public-private partnerships withstand the financial crisis well. But deteriorating public finances, ongoing austerity and a constrained bank market pose risks for the industry.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The real estate investment arm of Morgan Stanley and The Witkoff Group have purchased 1107 Broadway from Lehman and plan to infuse $100 million into the property to convert it to luxury condos.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The proceeds from the new fundraising will be used to buy nine operational PPP projects from John Laing, increase a stake in an existing project, and reduce the fund’s debt. The fund is also in negotiations to acquire a ‘small portfolio of third-party social infrastructure assets’.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Providence Equity Partners has hired Tao Sun to head its China investments.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The UK-listed firm has hired leveraged finance veteran Rob Reynolds to lead its credit-focused fund.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
