China’s One Belt, One Road initiative seeks foreign partners by Drew Campbell By any measure — the amount of steel and concrete, the trillions of dollars of capital to be invested, or its length and breadth — China’s One Belt, One Road infrastructure and real estate initiative is epic.
Fundraising | Mar 22, 2018 Thackeray Partners holds $350m final close on fifth fund by Jody Barhanovich Thackeray Partners has held a final close on its fifth fund, Thackeray Partners Realty Fund V.
Transactions | Mar 22, 2018 PGGM acquires Manhattan apartment tower for $650m by Jody Barhanovich PGGM, a Dutch pension fund manager, has acquired a 30 percent stake in an apartment tower in Manhattan.
Real Estate | Mar 22, 2018 $280m Texas mixed-use project to begin construction by Jody Barhanovich Renaissance Development is set to begin construction on a mixed-use project in north Fort Worth.
Research | Mar 21, 2018 Fed increases rates by a quarter point by Loretta Clodfelter The Federal Open Market Committee has increased the target federal funds rate by 25 basis points, according to a statement released March 21.
Transactions | Mar 21, 2018 Accesso, Torchlight partnership buys 10 office buildings by Jody Barhanovich Accesso Partners, along with capital partner Torchlight Investors, has acquired 10 office buildings totaling 690,520 square feet in Meridian Corporate Center in North Carolina.
Transactions | Mar 21, 2018 JV acquires office development in Melbourne for $424m by Jody Barhanovich First State Super and Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial have agreed to purchase Two Melbourne Quarter for $424 million.
Transactions | Mar 21, 2018 Google completes $2.4b purchase of Chelsea Market by Jody Barhanovich Google Inc. has finalized the previously reported purchase of New York City’s Chelsea Market building at 75 Ninth Ave. between 15th and 16th streets.
Fundraising | Mar 21, 2018 Molpus Woodlands Group raises $116m for timber fund by Jody Barhanovich Molpus Woodlands Group, a timberland investment management organization, has raised $116.4 million for its fifth fund, Molpus Woodlands Fund V.
Investors | Mar 21, 2018 HIERS commits $50m to real estate fund by Jody Barhanovich The $15.6 billion Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii has committed up to $50 million to Almanac Realty Securities VIII.
People | Mar 21, 2018 Mississippi PERS names Ray Higgins sixth executive director by Jody Barhanovich Ray Higgins has been named the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi’s sixth executive director in its 66-year history.
Transactions | Mar 21, 2018 AustralianSuper expands European mandate with TH Real Estate by Jody Barhanovich AustralianSuper has expanded its mandate with TH Real Estate, appointing the investment manager to advise on opportunities in the office and retail sectors in Europe.
Transactions | Mar 20, 2018 Real I.S. acquires logistics property in the Netherlands by Released Real I.S. has bought a logistics property in Wijchen, the Netherlands, for its real estate special AIF “Real I.S. SMART”.
Research | Mar 20, 2018 What investors need to know about neighborhood and community centers by Jody Barhanovich Dr. Randall Zisler, chairman of Zisler Capital Associates, which provides independent research, consulting and expert witness services, has released a new white paper What Investors Need to Know About Neighborhood and Community Centers.
People | Mar 20, 2018 Barings appoints Jere Fredriksson as head of real estate transactions for Finland by Released Barings Real Estate, part of Barings, a global real estate investment manager, has appointed Jere Fredriksson as head of real estate transactions in Finland.
Transactions | Mar 20, 2018 JV buys Singapore residential site for S$980m in largest sale in a decade by Jody Barhanovich Pacific Mansion in Singapore has been sold to a joint venture comprised of GuocoLand (Singapore), Intrepid Investments and Hong Realty for S$980 million ($744 million).
Research | Mar 20, 2018 Investment in data center sector reaches record levels in 2017 by Released Investment in the U.S. data center sector reached record levels in 2017, according to the latest U.S. Data Center Trends Report from CBRE.
Fundraising | Mar 20, 2018 Columbia Pacific Advisors launches real estate fund by Jody Barhanovich Columbia Pacific Advisors, a Seattle-based investment manager, has launched a new real estate fund, Columbia Pacific Real Estate Fund III.
People | Mar 19, 2018 Ontario Teachers appoints Datuk Ben Chan as Asia Pacific regional managing director by Released The C$180.5 billion ($138 billion) Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Datuk Ben Chan to the position of regional managing director, Asia Pacific.
Research | Mar 19, 2018 New all-time record for European investment in 2017 by Jody Barhanovich The total commercial real estate investment volume in Europe reached €253 billion ($312 billion) in 2017, 10 percent above 2016’s result, according to BNP Paribas Real Estate’s European Office Market Report.
