There has been a sharp fall in optimism among small and medium-sized business according to the latest Bowmark Entrepreneurs’ Index, underlining the uncertainty of the next six months.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The firm has hired former AXA REIM professional Fabio Donato for its Italian office and has made a new acquisition in the country, investing in an unoccupied site in Rome.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The Luxembourg-based steel producer has launched two funds targeting cleantech and carbon credit-producing investment opportunities. The cleantech fund has made its first investment in solar company Miasolé, injecting $20m into the company.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Global Infrastructure Partners and energy company Fortistar have acquired bankrupt Texas power generation plant Channelview after US courts approved the deal last month.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Abu Dhabi Investment Company has reportedly bought a 90 percent stake in Manhattan’s iconic Art Deco building from an arm of Prudential Real Estate Investors. The building is believed to have sold for close to $900m.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Olivier Piani, GE Real Estate’s chief executive in Europe, is leaving his post to head up Allianz’s new business. Piani, who is credited with building GE's real estate investments in Europe after a decade with the firm, will take up his new post with Allianz in October.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Ernst & Young veteran Howard Roth will lead the firm’s global real estate practice, succeeding Dale Reiss who retired in June this year. The group is focusing in the near term on infrastructure, sustainable investing, the credit dislocation and new reporting standards.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The ratings agency has highlighted the need for strong management that can manage liquidity in a new report.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The US buyout firm's abandoned cash injection forced an overnight rescue by the lender's existing shareholders, who have been offered similar terms. The share price has fallen below the price of the rights issue.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Mark Preston succeeds Jeremy Newsum as chief executive officer of British property group Grosvenor, owned by the Duke of Westminster. Preston was former head of the firm’s UK operations and fund management business.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
