The US banking regulator scaled back its proposed rules, easing certain requirements that had attracted industry criticism including Tier 1 leverage ratios.
4 min read · 08 February 2013
PERE Magazine September 2009: Although it sits on a massive pile of dry powder, the world’s largest private equity real estate firm has directed its professionals to first spend their time deeply researching macro trends around the world, as well as briefing LPs about their findings. Jonathan Brasse recently interviewed the London-based team that spearheaded this back-to-school effort to learn how they believe the world has changed.
10 min read · 08 February 2013
PERE Magazine September 2009: Why a jumbo European securitisation called White Tower is being closely monitored by private equity real estate firms. By Robin Marriott
4 min read · 08 February 2013
Focus DIY is set to halve £12m in potential property costs in a deal illustrating landlords' desire to circumvent vacancies.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Fundraising for Asia-focused funds may have stalled, but it has less to do with Asia than it has to with a slowdown in the pace of investments globally, writes Siddharth Poddar.
9 min read · 08 February 2013
Public pensions from Oregon and New Jersey are among those aruing the proposed bank ownership rules, on which the FDIC votes this week, could 'slow the healing' of the financial sector.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Sausage casing maker Kalle has now passed to its third private equity owner in a €213m deal. Bank of Ireland led the €113m financing.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
The Swiss-based alternatives firm which advises some of the largest investors in the world says only very few markets such as the UK have reached the ‘late downturn’ stage. The finding comes as Blackstone is tipped to buy a 50 percent stake in a London office complex for £150m.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Former Istithmar managing director Richard Johnson has resigned from his post as the chief executive officer of a jointly managed real estate fund by his old employer and current employer Standard Chartered.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The listed fund of funds surpassed its target, selling shares at or above its current stock price.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
