KKR's new head of real estate Ralph Rosenberg and chief administration officer Todd Fisher talk PERE through the buyout titan's plans for the asset class.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
PERE magazine, April 2011 issue
2 min read · 15 January 2013
KKR has a titanic reputation in the world of private equity, having grown into a global business with $61 billion in assets under management. Its hire of Ralph Rosenberg turned lots of heads, but it will be some time before its real estate division catches up. PERE Magazine April issue 2010.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
New players enter the European real estate finance market as some established lenders pare back. PERE Magazine, April 2011 issue
6 min read · 15 January 2013
The middle class in Brazil continues to grow, boosting the opportunities for private equity in the consumer and retail sector in the country, writes Seth Zalkin.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Several firms have successfully attracted capital from limited partners in an uncertain fundraising environment. Success in closing their funds on or above target – in relatively short periods of time – has to do with several factors, but the common denominator is always performance. Here, we look at a few of the groups finding favour with limited partners. Christopher Witkowsky reports
7 min read · 15 January 2013
Affinity Equity Partners-backed clothing company Colorado Group has been placed into administration after its creditors rejected rescue proposals. It is the second time in six months a private equity-backed Australian business has gone into administration following Pacific Equity Partner’s REDgroup last October.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
KKR’s mezzanine group, led by Fred Goltz, has been partnering with other private equity firms on mezzanine deals, but may put more focus into finding non-sponsored transactions this year.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The Nordic firm has sold German cable provider Kabel BW, which it acquired from The Blackstone Group in 2006.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
The private investment arm of the World Bank group has helped mobilize $679m in loans to fund a $908m port container terminal in Brazil. The deal is the IFC’s largest port investment and its biggest syndication to date.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
