Capital Raising News – Page 174
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USS makes industrial move
UK – The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has continued to build its exposure to the UK industrial sector with the purchase of the Great Western Industrial Park in Southall, West London for £110.4m (€124m).
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BP Pension Scheme rethinks real estate rental risk
UK – The BP Pension Scheme has reduced its rental risk by selling a number of UK real estate assets with lease break clauses due in the next four to six years.
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Pension plan brings retail shopping to the coalface
UK – LaSalle Investment Management has bought a The Howard Centre UK shopping centre from Land Securities on behalf of Coal Pension Properties, the real estate arm of the British Coal Schemes Pension Plan.
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Texas Teachers moves into core investments
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas has widened its investments in core real estate and hired three real estate managers to look after $800m (€532.7m).
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Illinois State funds to follow FoFs real estate path
UNITED STATES – The State Universities Retirement System of Illinois has allocated $75m (€50.1m) for a fund of funds investment strategy with Franklin Templeton Real Estate Advisors.
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Aviva pensions vehicle buys a stake in Sainsbury’s
UK – Aviva Investors’ pooled UK real estate vehicle for pension funds has returned to the market by agreeing to buy a Sainsbury’s food store under development in County Durham, England.
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GI Partners fund attracts fresh pension fund assets
UNITED STATES - GI Partners has raised $1.9bn (€1.3bn) for its latest commingled fund, GI Partners Fund III, through a mixture of both new and existing pension fund capital, although the firm failed to meet its $2.5bn fundraising target.
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IVG Immobilien to cast its net wider
GERMANY - German-based fund manager IVG Immobilien, which has €22.7bn of assets under management, is planning to broaden its client base.
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Varma acts on real estate regrowth
FINLAND – VR Pension Fund has re-entered the real estate market after a two-year absence, following the decision by a Finnish construction company to sell assets to local pension funds.
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Principal raises $214.4m for green fund
UNITED STATES - Principal Real Estate Investors has raised $214.4m (€144.6m) in equity commitments for its Green Property Fund.
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L&B Realty expands to Europe
UNITED STATES - L&B Realty Advisors is making its first venture into Europe with a partnership being formed with Mayfair Capital Investment Management.
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Urdang opens way to new debt strategy
UNITED STATES - Urdang Capital Management has taken a novel approach to building a new real estate debt strategy by hiring eight people from Capmark Investments, as the move means it will also act as a non-discretionary sub-adviser for two of Capmark’s commingled funds.
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Sovereign wealth funds hit by US property tax
GLOBAL - Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have been dealt “a significant blow” by changes to the US tax regime, according to Steve Renna, president of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM).
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INREV sees continued delays to fund terminations
EUROPE – Investors in unlisted real estate vehicles are more often than not opting to delay fund terminations due in the next two to three years.
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Sacramento County votes against fund extension
UNITED STATES – The Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System has said it will not support proposals to extend the investment period of the Hines US Office Value Added Fund II commingled fund.
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GE pension fund caught up in real estate loan battle
FRANCE – Creditors of Paris office complex Coeur Défense may appeal a court ruling which forced them to extend a securitised €1.5bn loan to the property’s joint owners, one of which is a General Electric pension fund.
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SWIP re-enters European retail property
EUROPE – Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has signalled its intention to re-enter the continental European real estate market with the launch of retail fund run in partnership with Cushman & Wakefield Investors (CWI).
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Oregon tops up distressed debt real estate holdings
US – Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to Lone Star Funds by committing a further $400m (€273.6m) of capital to the distressed real estate debt specialist.
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San Bernardino County turns to European debt
UNITED STATES - San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association is planning to invest a total of €60m (€41m) the Apollo European Principle Finance Fund, although at least $20m of those assets are being as co-investments to specific transactions.
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APG-led action forces ProLogis into talks
EUROPE – Prologis European Properties (PEPR) has postponed an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) following shareholder activism led by APG.
