Fundraising

The New York-based real estate firm, which was originally targeting investments primarily in Latin America, is now targeting the US. The firm is also raising an agribusiness vehicle targeting agricultural land in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay.

The publicly listed alternative investment firm will sell Class A shares to repay a portion of its outstanding debt as well as generate working capital that may be used to fund GP contributions to Fortress funds.

The dearth of new funding threatens market development

Chicago has been forced to shelve plans to lease Midway Airport, but this reflects problems in the financial markets rather than with public private partnerships

London’s G20 summit failed to produce the promised infrastructure binge, and now there are grumbles that the various national investment plans aren’t leading to much new work either. By Michael Kapoor

The Cayman Islands-based firm has launched a residential housing fund, with hopes of closing the vehicle by the end of the year. Half the fund is expected to invest in Peru and Colombia. The firm's last fund closed on $42m last year.

An uptick in real estate investment activity by SWFs in 2008 may indicate a long-term investment trend, including helping to fill the debt financing void, according to a Deloitte report.

With cash flow-based lending on the wane, can asset-based lenders step up to the plate? Christopher Witkowsky investigates

There are banks out there willing to lend but only if you can meet certain criteria. Andy Thomson discovers what these are

Four leading fund investors tell Philip Borel what the global crisis means for private equity, and what the industry must do now to find the right response