Fundraising | Jan 12, 2016 Covenant Apartment Fund VIII holds final close of $260m by Zoë Wolff Covenant Capital Group has held a $260 million final close.
Investors | Jan 12, 2016 BVK awards €1.3b European retail mandate by Andrea Waitrovich Bayerische Versorgungskammer has awarded a €1.3 billion pan-European retail mandate to Hines.
Fundraising | Jan 11, 2016 Mesa West raises $390m for real estate debt fund by Zoë Wolff Mesa West Capital has raised $390 million in it’s first close for one of its real estate fund.
Transactions | Jan 11, 2016 Chinese insurer to buy London office asset by Andrea Waitrovich Beijing-based China Life Asset Management and its partner are in contracts to purcahse a London office.
Investors | Jan 8, 2016 Massachusetts pension fund seeks noncore real estate manager by Zoë Wolff The $665 million Plymouth County (Mass.) Retirement Association is seeking a closed-end noncore real estate fund manager.
Investors | Jan 8, 2016 Recent commercial real estate transactions by Andrea Waitrovich The largest transactions were an industrial property in suburban Boston and an office property in Northern California’s Silicon Valley.
Transactions | Jan 7, 2016 Brookfield and Korean investor to buy $1.4b German portfolio by Andrea Waitrovich Brookfield Property Partners and Korea Investment Corp. are in talks to acquire a 15-property portfolio.
Investors | Jan 7, 2016 Texas ERS commits $57m to two funds by Zoë Wolff The $26.5 billion Employees Retirement System of Texas committed $56.7 million to two funds.
Fundraising | Jan 7, 2016 Healthcare real estate fund raises $75m by Zoë Wolff Artemis Real Estate Partners has raised $75 million so far for a new fund.
Fundraising | Jan 6, 2016 Crow Holdings closes two funds, raising more than $2b by Andrea Waitrovich Crow Holdings Capital – Real Estate has announce two fund closes, raising more than $2 billion in equity commitments.
Research | Jan 6, 2016 CMBS delinquency rate ends year a little higher by Zoë Wolff In a reversal following three consecutive months of improvement, the CMBS delinquency rate increased by 4 basis points to 5.17 percent in December 2015.
Fundraising | Jan 6, 2016 French real estate fund raises €180m by Zoë Wolff La Française Real Estate Managers has raised €180 million ($193.7 million) for its fund.
Investors | Jan 6, 2016 Texas Teachers commits $200m to real estate by Zoë Wolff The $134 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas has committed $200 million to value-added real estate.
Transactions | Jan 5, 2016 CalPERS buys data center in Denver suburb by Andrea Waitrovich GI Partners has acquired the data center facility located in Broomfield, Colo.
Transactions | Jan 5, 2016 Highwoods sells Midwest mixed-use portfolio for $660m by Andrea Waitrovich Highwoods Properties has sold its Midwest mixed-used portfolio for $660 million.
Fundraising | Jan 5, 2016 Long Wharf raises $242m for fifth fund by Zoë Wolff Long Wharf Real Estate Partners has raised $241.7 million for its fifth fund.
Investors | Jan 4, 2016 Two municipal pension funds seek core real estate managers by Zoë Wolff Two municipal pension funds are seeking core real estate managers.
Transactions | Jan 4, 2016 GIC JV buys $1.4b student housing platform by Andrea Waitrovich A joint venture formed between Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Singapore’s GIC and Scion Group has bought a student housing platform.
Investors | Jan 4, 2016 U.S. real estate to draw more foreign investors in 2016 by Andrea Waitrovich Most foreign investors expect to put more money into U.S. property this year than they did in 2015, despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates.
Transactions | Dec 31, 2015 Recent commercial real estate transactions by Andrea Waitrovich The largest transaction was an apartment complex in Manhattan.