Funds

Crying Foul Over the ‘Pink Ghetto’

March 28, 2012

Real-estate investment adviser Nori Gerardo Lietz has bashed high-risk property funds and dismissed the investment-banking model for real-estate private equity. Now, she is condemning the male-dominated senior management industrywide.

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Private Equity Funds Expect CRE Return Growth To Slow

March 22, 2012

Costar… One-year returns from private equity real estate funds have shown remarkable improvement since the real estate bubble burst in the latter half of the decade, despite under-performing every other major asset class, according to PitchBook/BMC Group’s annual private equity report. PitchBook is an independent private equity news and data provider. BMC Group is a leading global provider of information management solutions. Real estate funds were… See the original post here: Private Equity Funds Expect CRE Return Growth To Slow Find our Weekly Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity and Fund Newsletters at www.WeeklyBrief.net

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Love Among the Ruins

March 5, 2012

Private-equity funds are seeking solace in distressed property debt. But while opportunities abound to make big returns, funds will need forensic knowledge and a fearless attitude towards risk.

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Resort Operator Kerzner Shrinks

December 7, 2011

Five years after resort operator Kerzner International Holdings Ltd. was taken private in a $4 billion buyout by a group of big-name investors—including Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Whitehall funds and Colony Capital LLC—the deal has turned into a bad bet.

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June 4, 2011

Plane fare, an apartment rental, food costs, and other traveling can accumulate quite fast. To ensure you are not caught without funds, start saving for the trip in advance. A summer or part time job would be a good way to begin saving. Also, be sure to look into financial aid opportunities. Even if you do not qualify, it is worth a look. One of the difficult issues when studying with another … Federal student loans pay for your degree Free email address. See more here: Suggestions On How To Complete Your Studies Abroad | Federal …

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Goldman Restructures Hotel Debt

May 26, 2011

Goldman Sachs’s Whitehall Real Estate Funds restructured $1.42 billion of debt coming due on one of its largest hotel portfolios, the latest indication property owners are working through some of their most troubled assets.

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Real Estate Adds to Mets Owners’ Headache

March 29, 2011

Bernard Madoff isn’t the only headache for the owners of the New York Mets these days. The largest of the real-estate funds they invest in and control has seen values tumble and troubled properties accumulate.

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Deutsche Bank Sells Headquarters for $835 Million

March 15, 2011

The German bank sold its pair of reflective glass towers, nicknamed Debit and Credit, to one of its closed-end real-estate funds after an expensive renovation.

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Mall Owner Centro Revamps for Its Survival

March 1, 2011

Control of the Australian operations of mall giant Centro will go to U.S. hedge funds under a revamping plan. Some debt speculators hit the property jackpot.

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Greek Pension `Time Bomb’ May Be Difficult to Defuse for Unwed Daughters

February 16, 2011

By Maria Petrakis June 18 (Bloomberg) — Sophia Constantinidou works as a teacher in a private school in Athens. She also has a more lucrative job: remaining unmarried

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