Transactions | Aug 10, 2017 Invitation Homes, Starwood Waypoint Homes to merge by Andrea Waitrovich Blackstone Group-backed Invitation Homes has merged with StarWood WayPoint Homes.
Investors | Aug 10, 2017 TRSL plans to invest up to $400m in real estate throughout fiscal year 2018 by Jody Barhanovich Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana plans to invest up to $400 million in real estate.
Research | Aug 10, 2017 Spain dominates European hotel investment during H1 2017 by Andrea Waitrovich European hotel investment transaction volume totaled €9 billion ($11 billion) during the first half of 2017, representing an increase of 6 percent year-on-year, according to CBRE.
Research | Aug 10, 2017 Slight decrease for open-end real estate funds in Q2 by Jody Barhanovich The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) released a snapshot of its second quarter 2017 results for the NCREIF Fund Index – Open-End (NFI-OE).
Transactions | Aug 10, 2017 CIM Group pays $171m for Brooklyn office by Andrea Waitrovich SL Green Realty Corp. a 317,600-square-foot office building in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Transactions | Aug 10, 2017 Wanda Hotel Development enters agreement to buy Wanda Travel for $950m by Released Wanda Hotel Development will acquire Wanda Travel for RMB6.3 billion ($950 million).
Unizo buys Blackboard’s HQ in D.C. by Andrea Waitrovich Japan-based Unizo Holdings Co. has plans to acquire an office building in Washington, D.C.
Fundraising | Aug 10, 2017 WHI Real Estate Partners raises $186m by Jody Barhanovich WHI Real Estate Partners, a real estate investment firm, has raised $185.6 million.
Fundraising | Aug 9, 2017 Revcap Advisors holds £272m final close by Jody Barhanovich Revcap Advisors held a £272 million ($353.6 million) final close for its opportunistic.
Transactions | Aug 9, 2017 Warburg-HIH assembles club of investors for €250m Hamburg project by Andrea Waitrovich Warburg-HI Invest Real Estate has been selected to finance the new publishing house of Gruner + Jahrin Hamburg's HafenCity.
Transactions | Aug 9, 2017 Henderson Park enters U.K. hotel market by Andrea Waitrovich Henderson Park has acquired to two U.K. hotel assets, marking the firm’s entry to U.K. hotel market.
Fundraising | Aug 9, 2017 Bridge Investment holds $1.9b final close by Jody Barhanovich Bridge Investment Group has held a $1.9 billion final close for Bridge Debt Strategies Fund II.
Fundraising | Aug 9, 2017 Henley holds first close, completes first acquisition for £70m by Released Henley has held a first close on its new fund, Henley Secure Income Property Unit Trust (Henley SIPUT), and has completed the fund’s first acquisition.
Fundraising | Aug 8, 2017 Harbert Seniors Housing Fund announces final close by Andrea Waitrovich Harbert Management Corp. has held a final close for its Harbert Seniors Housing Fund I, raising $209 million.
Research | Aug 8, 2017 Central London investment up 12.3% on 2016 levels by Andrea Waitrovich The first half of 2017 has seen almost £9 billion ($12 billion) invested in the Central London office markets – 12.3 percent up on the same time period last year – according to Savills.
Transactions | Aug 8, 2017 Banco Popular agrees to sell majority stake in its real estate asset portfolio to Blackstone by Released Banco Popular S.A. has approved the sale of a majority stake in its real estate portfolio to Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe V.
Transactions | Aug 8, 2017 LOGOS, Assetz JV to invest in India by Andrea Waitrovich Sydney-based LOGOS Group and Singapore-based Assetz Property Group have partnered to set up a logistics and warehousing platform
Transactions | Aug 8, 2017 Allianz buys Italian real estate fund from Blackstone by Andrea Waitrovich Allianz Real Estate has acquired a real estate fund called Kensington.
Transactions | Aug 8, 2017 AVR Realty Co. sells multifamily portfolio for $510m by Andrea Waitrovich A venture of David Werner and Carlton Associates has purchased a multifamily portfolio.
Transactions | Aug 8, 2017 Bridgepoint close to buying British housebuilder by Released Private equity group Bridgepoint will acquire Miller Homes.