A sensible allocation to distressed debt and related strategies within a portfolio can smooth out volatility and boost returns, says CalPERS’ Réal Desrochers
Macquarie and Skanska are targeting an early next year close for the long-running project to improve a major tunnel in Virginia, a closely watched public-private partnership.
Breslauer’s Patron Capital acquired a portfolio of hotels out of administration last month (at the same time as he ascended Yosemite’s El Capitan. PERE Magazine November 2011 issue.
Things have slowed significantly in European private equity real estate, but at least the big beast of Europe has an on-going reason to invest. PERE Magazine, November 2011 issue.
Boston-based firm Bunker Hill Capital has been fishing for deals in the US lower mid-market since 2003. PEI speaks to the firm’s co-founder and managing partner, Mark DeBlois, about finding opportunities under the radar of the larger US buyout shops
Apollo's real estate arm, led by Joe Azrack, charts a new course in the wake of the global financial crisis and its acquisition of Citi Property Investors.
The transaction all but completes the global property services firm’s $1.2 billion takeover of the Dutch banking group’s real estate fund management business originally announced in February.
A preference in Asia for domestic talent over expatriates is one of several key takeaways from PERE’s examination of recruitment and compensation in the private equity real estate sector. PERE Magazine November 2011 issue.
Debt-focused initiatives in India are attracting attention as macroeconomic conditions shift.
Secondary platforms are helping smaller investors to engage with this burgeoning market. However, some GPs are concerned about the potential risks, writes Sam Sutton.