The French insurer has held a first close for Commercial Real Estate Senior 1, which provides loans either directly to borrowers or indirectly by backing a syndicate of banks
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Investors will ‘sacrifice’ returns and diversification if they overlook China, Brazil and India. However, targeting the three countries’ real estate markets demands a longer-term investment horizon and plenty of due diligence.
4 min read · 15 January 2013
PERE takes a look at the major themes that shaped the global real estate industry in 2009, as well as some encouraging indicators for the year ahead. By Zoe Hughes
6 min read · 08 February 2013
The Sub-Saharan Africa-focused fund has attracted commitments from CDC and IFC. It will invest around 50% of its capital in infrastructure-related projects.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The Sub-Saharan Africa-focused fund has attracted commitments from CDC and IFC. It will invest around 50% of its capital in infrastructure-related projects.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Thayer will buy $307m for Interstate Hotels & Resorts in a 50-50 partnership with Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels. IHR shareholders have yet to vote on the plans.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The firm’s portfolio company, Hune, which rents and sells construction equipment, was sold back to management for €1 after suffering from broad industry contraction.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The Boston-based firm has unveiled a raft of promotions across the business.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
In 2009, Americans have received warning after warning that their governments face alternatively a ‘decade of debt’ or a ‘lost decade’ due to massive, painful and protracted budget deficits that are here to stay. Opportunities are abound for infrastructure investors – but so are the pitfalls.
5 min read · 08 February 2013
It’s been a quiet couple of years for infrastructure investors in France, but the country now finds itself the focus of considerable expectation. As part of its stimulus package to deal with the global financial and economic crisis, the government introduced support for infrastructure projects which was designed to ease their flow through the pipeline. With a good legal framework, a sober approach to financing and increasing investor demand for exposure to the Eurozone, hopes of progress are high. But might optimism yet be frustrated by bureaucracy? Andy Thomson sought the views of five of France’s leading infrastructure practitioners.
9 min read · 08 February 2013
