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Goldman to Fight Over Hancock

February 1, 2012

A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. real-estate fund that has walked away from a number of struggling investments is taking a different approach with a Chicago skyscraper, deciding to fight its creditors rather than surrender ownership of the building.

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Blackstone Spies Retail Recovery

February 1, 2012

Blackstone Group’s $11 billion bet on retail property is showing signs of paying off.

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Carlyle Raises $2.34 Billion for Fund

January 5, 2012

Carlyle Group raised $2.34 billion for its sixth U.S. real-estate fund, which will make opportunistic investments in major cities across North America.

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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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AXA Real Estate : Japanese debt investment vehicle launched …

June 5, 2011

AXA Real Estate Investment Managers announces that it has raised ¥15 billion (€130 million) at the first close of its Japanese Commercial Real Estate Debt investment vehicle from a Japan-based AXA Group insurance company. …

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What is a Loan Originator? Do I Need One? | Business, Loans …

June 5, 2011

Using their exclusive FAST TRACK Program, Venture Funding Group is the Commercial Real estate Loan Originator that digitizes your info as fast as they receive it so they can look at a wide array of funding sources and …

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Slow Pace Of Bank Failures Holding Back Recovery | The Daily …

June 4, 2011

For the group of 5 failed banks in May,commercial real estate ( CRE ) loans comprised $152 million (or 76%) of the total $201 million in nonperforming loans. Construction and land loans made up $109 million or 54% of the … See more here: Slow Pace Of Bank Failures Holding Back Recovery | The Daily …

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Institutional Partners News: FINFacts Jun 1, 2011

June 2, 2011

We would also like to take a moment and encourage you to join over 3000 other commercial real estate professionals who have joined the George Smith Partners /FINfacts Linked In Group. In this group you will gain access to … Taken from: Institutional Partners News: FINFacts Jun 1, 2011

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Hedge Fund Jobs: FINFacts Jun 1, 2011

June 2, 2011

We would also like to take a moment and encourage you to join over 3000 other commercial real estate professionals who have joined the George Smith Partners /FINfacts Linked In Group. In this group you will gain access to … View article: Hedge Fund Jobs: FINFacts Jun 1, 2011

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Institutional Partners News: FINFacts May 11, 2011

May 12, 2011

We would also like to take a moment and encourage you to join over 2900 other commercial real estate professionals who have joined the George Smith Partners /FINfacts Linked In Group. In this group you will gain access to … Read More: Institutional Partners News: FINFacts May 11, 2011

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Hedge Fund Jobs: FINFacts May 11, 2011

May 12, 2011

We would also like to take a moment and encourage you to join over 2900 other commercial real estate professionals who have joined the George Smith Partners /FINfacts Linked In Group. In this group you will gain access to … Taken from: Hedge Fund Jobs: FINFacts May 11, 2011

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Good Time for Mall Shopping

April 19, 2011

It is spring selling season for U.S. mall landlords, with property giants Westfield Group, Simon Property Group and General Growth Properties marketing 40 malls across the country.

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Blackstone Wins Bidding for Centro’s U.S. Assets

February 28, 2011

Debt-laden Centro Properties Group agreed to sell its 588 U.S. shopping centers to private-equity giant Blackstone Group for $9.4 billion in a deal that will allow Centro’s Australian operations to continue as a standalone company.

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Lloyd Blankfein’s Headache: Bloomberg Markets Magazine

February 22, 2011

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Tentative Pact for U.S. Steel Tower

February 16, 2011

A group of New York investors has agreed to buy U.S. Steel Tower in a deal valued at about $250 million

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