Investors | Mar 8, 2017 Philadelphia-based pension searches for listed infrastructure manager by Jody Barhanovich The $4.58 billion Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement is seeking at least one investment manager to handle a publicly traded active infrastructure mandate.
Transactions | Mar 8, 2017 Investment in German real estate increases by Andrea Waitrovich Approximately €3.2 billion ($3.4 billion) was invested in the Germany commercial real estate market in February.
Investors | Mar 8, 2017 StepStone invests in U.S. hotel company by Andrea Waitrovich StepStone Real Estate is set to invest up to $87.5 million a U.S. hotel company.
Transactions | Mar 8, 2017 U.S. investor enters Indian senior housing market by Andrea Waitrovich Columbia Pacific Management, a Seattle-based international healthcare provider, plans to enter the Indian senior housing market.
Transactions | Mar 8, 2017 Rockspring and ECE sell Czech shopping center for €374m by Andrea Waitrovich
Fundraising | Mar 8, 2017 Maverick Real Estate Partners closes fourth distressed debt fund by Andrea Waitrovich Maverick Real Estate Partners has reached its hard fundraising cap for its fourth distressed debt fund.
Transactions | Mar 8, 2017 Pradera buys 25 European retail assets valued at €900m by Andrea Waitrovich Pradera, which is backed by U.K.-based private wealth partnership LJ Partnership, has acquired 25 retail parks across Europe.
Fundraising | Mar 8, 2017 SC Investment raises $310m for Asian core fund by Jody Barhanovich Singapore-based SC Investment Management has raised $310 million for its core/core-plus open-end real estate fund.
Transactions | Mar 7, 2017 Edinburgh development acquired for £215m by Andrea Waitrovich Moda Living and Apache Capital have acquired a development in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh.
Research | Mar 7, 2017 U.K. care home sector offers growing opportunity by Andrea Waitrovich The U.K. care home sector is facing a national crisis, due in part to a net loss in U.K. care homes and beds, which has driven increased investor appetite.
Transactions | Mar 7, 2017 Two French retail companies to create €5.3b retail real estate arm by Andrea Waitrovich
Investors | Mar 7, 2017 Texas TRS commits €50m to European sidecar fund by Jody Barhanovich The $133.4 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas committed €50 million ($53 million) to a fund managed by Tristan Capital Partners.
Investors | Mar 7, 2017 Thor Urbana to raise $500m for Mexican retail investment by Andrea Waitrovich Thor Equities plans to raise $400 million for its Mexican real estate affiliate.
Fundraising | Mar 7, 2017 QIC holds A$2.35b final close for global infrastructure fund by Jody Barhanovich QIC, an Australia-based global diversified alternative investment firm, has held a A$2.35 billion ($1.7 billion) final close.
Fundraising | Mar 6, 2017 Pretium Partners raises $54m for real estate fund by Jody Barhanovich Pretium Partners, a New York City–based investment management firm, has raised $53.9 million for a real estate fund.
Transactions | Mar 6, 2017 Singapore group buys Australian hotel for A$230m by Andrea Waitrovich Singapore-based group UOL has paid A$230 million ($174 million) for the Hilton Melbourne South Wharf in Melbourne, Australia.
Fundraising | Mar 6, 2017 IDERA, PGGM JV holds €210m final close on Japan residential fund by Jody Barhanovich IDERA Capital Management, a Japan-based real estate manager, in a joint venture with PGGM, a Dutch multi-asset pension manager, has held a €210 million ($222.5 million) final close.
Transactions | Mar 6, 2017 Standard Life and Aberdeen to create £660b business by Andrea Waitrovich Two U.K. financial firms, Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management have plans to merge in a deal that would create a combined company with £660 billion ($809 billion) of assets under administration.
Investors | Mar 3, 2017 CalSTRS forms €400m European logistics joint venture by Jody Barhanovich The $188.6 billion California State Teachers Retirement System is investing €400 million ($424.7 million) in a logistics joint venture.
Transactions | Mar 3, 2017 Multimillion-dollar developments revealed by Andrea Waitrovich Several multimillion-dollar and even billion-dollar development projects have been making headlines in the past couple of weeks.