Clear views on a cloudy day: four veterans of the US real estate market compare notes high above Manhattan. PERE magazine October 2009
10 min read · 08 February 2013
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
10 min read · 08 February 2013
The investment manager has tapped Cathy Ebert to play the role that placement agents once did. PERE magazine October 2009
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The long-term fundamentals for private equity in Iberia remain strong. In the short to medium term, however, life will be tough for the region's GPs. Toby Mitchenall and Andy Thomson explore the reasons why
5 min read · 08 February 2013
A challenging economic climate calls for innovative ways of producing greater savings and efficiencies within companies. Kevin Ley and Jennifer Harris explore some ways in which private equity firms, with this in mind, are interacting with their portfolios
8 min read · 08 February 2013
Marc Lasry's $6bn buys senior debt in struggling companies including major LBO deals. This puts his firm, Avenue Capital, in a position to do what many mainstream private equity GPs arguably did not do – namely, invest in good companies at a discount. By Christopher Witkowsky
10 min read · 08 February 2013
Some of Asia's key markets appear to be shrugging off the global financial and economic slump with surprising ease. But is this the true picture?
3 min read · 08 February 2013
One private bank has identified value in giving GPs money – to spend how they want
2 min read · 08 February 2013
With the short-term outlook grim for many, it's no coincidence that a number of big players have lost their top dogs to retirement this year
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Deals born bad are not often saved by operating partners
3 min read · 08 February 2013
