As the year draws to a close PEO's team has pulled out its crystal ball to take a view on 10 of the themes that will occupy the industry in 2008.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
As 2007 draws to a close, the end-of-year surveys reveal that despite gloomy predictions for the short-term future, investors in alternatives still view real estate as a safe bet for the medium-term.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Participants at the 2007 PERE Forum in New York discussed the credit crunch and the outlook for US private equity real estate performance, but much of the talk centered on investor enthusiasm for emerging markets property.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Blackstone reported a $113.2 million loss in the third quarter stemming largely from IPO-related costs. However, its president, Tony James, remained sanguine about the firm’s performance and its ability to shift focus amid credit market volatility affecting LBOs.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Dubai International Capital, the Middle Eastern investment firm, has bought Almatis in a secondary deal, with loans at more than six times EBITDA provided by Swiss bank UBS.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Heitman started four decades ago as a mortgage origination shop. Today, the firm has $20 billion in assets around the world. PERE recently spoke with firm head Maury Tognarelli about Heitman's history, its pioneering move into Central Europe and where the company is headed next. By Aaron Lovell
8 min read · 12 January 2013
With the acquisition of Singapore-based Pangaea Capital, Howard Marks adds Asian real estate vet Robert Zulkoski to the Oaktree team. By Sharon Lim
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Pithy quotes from people in and outside of the real estate industry
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Asian private equity fund formation 2008: here is what the experts believe will happen in the coming year.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Robert Zulkoski created a stir when he left Colony Capital Asia Pacific in 2004 to set up Pangaea Capital Management, an Asia-focused special situations fund manager. Earlier this year, Pangaea became part of Oaktree Capital Management, a US alternative investment group with big plans for the region. The sale has thrust Zulkoski back into the spotlight and brought him back together with former colleagues at Colony. In September, Sharon Lim met him to learn how and why it all happened.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
