A consortium involving APG and PGGM shelled out $277m for a chunk of LBC from infrastructure fund Challenger. The deal will close in the summer.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Distressed funds in Asia are struggling to raise money while other sources of capital are competing with private equity.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
The $153bn retirement system may set a $500m maximum on individually managed accounts, according to an investment policy proposal.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
In the US infrastructure market, procurement risk is the most common, and most fatal, form of risk. Chris Glynn explains why.
8 min read · 15 January 2013
3i Group has agreed its first deal under new chief executive Simon Borrows, with its debt arm adding €2bn to its portfolio through the acquisition of seven CLO contracts from Invesco.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
Propositions to get the European capital markets to invest more in infrastructure have made progress.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
With approximately £100 billion of UK real estate that cannot be refinanced under current conditions, there are plenty of opportunities for the country’s private equity real estate players. However, as the roundtable participants reveal, the UK market isn’t as simple as that. PERE Magazine, June 2012 issue.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Joe Azelby, a one-time professional American football player, has built JPMorgan’s core US real estate platform into a global real assets business with $60 billion under management. In an interview with PERE, he explains why he is a fan of diversity, why investors need to change their attitude towards allocation and why he ultimately is glad that his football career was short. By Robin Marriott. PERE Magazine June 2012 issue.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
In the wake of a funding gap created by the retreat of traditional lenders, institutional investors are flocking to real estate debt strategies. Evelyn Lee charts the evolution of this discreet opportunity and assesses the debate over separate accounts versus funds. PERE Magazine, June 2012 issue
10 min read · 15 January 2013
The New York-based investment firm has acquired 52 industrial properties in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia on behalf of its $1 billion value-added DRA Growth and Income Fund VII.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
