At a panel session at this year’s MIPIM conference in Cannes, delegates heard from Barclays Corporate how rebounding market valuations in the UK have led to less distressed real estate situations.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Energy-focused buyout firm First Reserve has taken a minority stake in Ansaldo Energia, a power plant division of aerospace and defense conglomerate Finmeccanica.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Strategic shifts and new developments in private equity real estate in the second half of 2010 offer clues to global trends for 2011. PERE magazine 2010 Awards & Annual Review issue.
8 min read · 15 January 2013
Despite a push for budget cuts, new legislation in the US still envisions the establishment of a national infrastructure bank – albeit with fewer powers and guarantees.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners’ Sadek Wahba may not have the rosiest outlook on the various scenarios that flow from investment analysis. But judging by the performance of his portfolio, it may be the best way to play the infrastructure game when you’re a global fund. By Cezary Podkul
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Widespread concern about sovereign debt and currency strength have not prevented real estate investors from making select investments throughout the Continent. PERE magazine, March 2011 issue.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
The European Commission and the EIB plan to use guarantees and subordinated loans to enhance the creditworthiness of private sector infrastructure bonds to investment-grade rating, aiming to recapture a €100bn market that dried up following the global financial crisis.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The New York-based giant has beaten two private equity real estate joint ventures to buy the US retail portfolio of Centro in a deal valued at $9.4bn. One rival bid was in the "mid-$8bn" range.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The New York-based giant has beaten two private equity real estate joint ventures to buy the US retail portfolio of Centro in a deal valued at $9.4bn. One rival bid was in the "mid-$8bn" range.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The partnership will target investments in environmentally friendly companies in the US and China, and to some extent Europe.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
