Just as Starwood Capital plans a $500m debt IPO, Colony Capital also launches its own debt vehicle, Colony Financial. This is the first time Colony has managed a REIT, according to regulatory filings.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has proposed a €75 million commitment to Chicago-based Heitman’s European Property Partners IV fund. The vehicle is targeting €600m of equity by its final close in September.
The mid-market firm, established by Robert Bass in the 1980s, secured the backing of major pension investors for its latest investment vehicle.
Struggling small- to mid-cap European companies in need of convertible debt and structured equity will bet the focus of the Marwyn Alternative Capital Fund, which will be chaired by UK business grandee Nigel Rudd.
The European and Asian Special Situations fund has up to $300m in capital soft-circled and is targeting a first close this June.
Bernard Sheahan is the man behind the IFC’s new Infrastructure Crisis Facility: a $10bn pot of money that could lend to your project or invest in your next infrastructure fund. Cezary Podkul asked him about his vision for the facility, how investors can get access to it, and why it is of such critical importance at the current time
Aberdeen Property Investors raised just half its target for its second Asia fund of funds. The firm is now playing defence as it tries to ensure the capital is invested wisely, including keeping a 'reserve' to address future risks. PERE June 2009
Citi Property Investors has seen the departure of another seasoned professional - global head of marketing and client relations John Bottomley. Bottomley has joined New York's Rockefeller Group. PERE June 2009
The US arm of the British property company led by the Duke of Westminster has also postponed its US multifamily fund amid ‘inauspicious markets’. The firm though has acquired a portfolio of senior loans on land and residential homes in Atlanta.
The exodus of foreign GPs from Japan over the last few months shows many have been unable to endure the wait required to see this notoriously tough private equity market fulfil its potential. However, not everyone there is faring badly – and the economic downturn may even be opening more doors for private equity. Emma Cusworth reports.