James Comtois

The New York-based private equity firm’s head of real estate is one of six executives being considered as a possible successor to current CEO Stephen Schwartzman.

Two US loan portfolio sales this year mark the beginning of the end for Eurohypo. PERE Magazine, July/August 2012 issue

The New York-based private equity giant has teamed up with US Bancorp and Wells Fargo to purchase a portfolio of US property loans valued at $760 million from Eurohypo.

The New York-based investment firm has acquired 52 industrial properties in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia on behalf of its $1 billion value-added DRA Growth and Income Fund VII.

The $154 billion state pension has purchased a controlling stake in US multifamily developer LCOR from the estate of the former Wall Street banking giant for $820 million.

After a three-year battle, the former investment banking giant has finalised its plans to obtain ownership of 14 California residential development sites from developer SunCal.

The Los Angeles-based real estate fund manager has purchased the troubled Block 37 from Bank of America for $84 million. The firm plans to lease up the property, which is currently 70 percent vacant.

The 10-building, 1.7 million-square-foot office complex known as Pacific Shores Center has had a much more tumultuous history than one would expect from such a relatively new asset. PERE magazine, April 2012 issue.

By buying parts of Deutsche Bank Asset Management, including RREEF Real Estate, Guggenheim Partners could quadruple in size – earning the firm a place among the industry’s all-time deals. PERE magazine, April 2012 issue

By buying parts of Deutsche Bank Asset Management, including RREEF Real Estate, Guggenheim Partners could quadruple in size – earning the firm a place among the industry’s all-time deals. PERE magazine, April 2012 issue