Robin Marriott

The majority of legacy “OpCo-PropCo” real estate structures are unlikely to secure refinancing in their current format from either banks or capital markets, according to a report published today by Bishopsfield Capital Partners.

Breslauer’s Patron Capital acquired a portfolio of hotels out of administration last month (at the same time as he ascended Yosemite’s El Capitan. PERE Magazine November 2011 issue.

Things have slowed significantly in European private equity real estate, but at least the big beast of Europe has an on-going reason to invest. PERE Magazine, November 2011 issue.

What a recent hire by TPG tells us about the way the big guns of private equity are approaching this market. By Robin Marriott.

The London-listed property services firm’s is now at the centre of a competitive bidding process after a deal with France’s BNP Paribas fell apart this week.

Magnus Christensson, the European head of fund placement activities at Jefferies bank, is joining TPG Capital as a member of its European capital raising team.

Magnus Christensson, the European head of fund placement activities at Jefferies bank, is joining TPG Capital as a member of its European capital raising team.

There is hidden distress in the German real estate market, and private equity real estate firms are gearing up in creative ways in their quest to uncover it. PERE magazine October 2011 issue.

The pair call the Czech Republic ‘one of the most resilient economies’ in Europe as they reveal the purchase of two shopping centres from Multi Corporation.

The Washington, D.C. behemoth is to join the ranks of KKR, The Blackstone Group and Apollo Global Management via an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.