Ian Brown, former head of European origination at Lloyds Bank, has been promoted to head of the UK bank’s corporate markets acquisition finance division.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
One of the highest profile figures in European private equity real estate is leaving German insurance company Gothaer for Austria’s largest real estate firm chaired by the country’s former prime minister.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The real estate division of UBS Global Asset Management won a tender for a multi-manager mandate from Germany’s Bayerische Versorgungskammer that has a wide range of investment possibilities.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
UK-listed 3i attempted to placate investors by announcing a substantially increased dividend during its half year results presentation Thursday morning, as it revealed its portfolio had fallen in value by £523m.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
UK-listed 3i attempted to placate investors by announcing a substantially increased dividend during its half year results presentation Thursday morning, as it revealed its portfolio had fallen in value by £523m.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Arup and the RAC Foundation have identified 96 road schemes – many possessing ‘exceptionally strong business cases’ – which are stalled due to lack of government funding. The two firms urge the use of private sector capital, but note the UK’s reluctance to tolling as a hindrance.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The bank’s transition into asset-based lending for private equity-backed deals could be part of a niche financing trend for medium sized banks, says Amalgamated investor Wilbur Ross.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Lexington Partners’ founder Brent Nicklas has spent the last 20 years trying to create LP-friendly products – and in doing so, has built one of world’s biggest secondaries managers. In a rare interview, he tells James Taylor that it’s time for private equity to start focusing exclusively on its most important constituency: investors
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Breslauer’s Patron Capital acquired a portfolio of hotels out of administration last month (at the same time as he ascended Yosemite’s El Capitan. PERE Magazine November 2011 issue.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Things have slowed significantly in European private equity real estate, but at least the big beast of Europe has an on-going reason to invest. PERE Magazine, November 2011 issue.
4 min read · 15 January 2013
