Capital Raising News – Page 179
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Fund managers ‘failing to withstand investor pressure’
GLOBAL – A director of one of Europe’s major real estate fund management houses has warned that managers risk investor rebellion if they fail to resist attempts by large pension funds to seize control of multi-investor pooled funds.
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Prime property, listed securities to dominate new allocations
GLOBAL – Pension funds will increase their allocations to real estate, focusing on prime assets and listed investments as they seek ways to anticipate global property markets, according to ING Real Estate Investment Management.
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Chinese investors avoid spotlight in global expansion
GLOBAL – Chinese investors are targeting real estate funds as they switch their attention from domestic urban residential investments to strategic assets in advanced economies.
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USS adds Savoy House to burgeoning UK portfolio
UK – The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has resumed its acquisition programme in the UK with the purchase of Savoy Court in the West End of London for £45.5m (€53.9m).
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Ohio Police & Fire approves $30m commitment to opportunity fund
GLOBAL – The Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund has approved a $30m (€23.1m) commitment into the Savanna Real Estate Fund II.
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Partners in first closing for real estate secondaries fund
GLOBAL – Partners Group has raised €750m for its first fund dedicated to acquiring stakes in existing real estate investments through the secondary market.
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Ohio School Employees makes $30m follow-on commitment with Carlyle Group
GLOBAL – The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio has approved a $30m (€22.5m) commitment into the Carlyle Realty Partners VI commingled fund.
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Santa Barbara County to redeem investment in RREEF America II
GLOBAL – The Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement System has taken its first real estate action since hiring ORG Real Property as its real estate consultant in June.
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Investor tenders European private real estate mandate
IPE QUEST – An institutional investor is looking to commit €25m-50m to private real estate investments in Europe.
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New Jersey returns to real estate after two-year hiatus
GLOBAL – The New Jersey Division of Investment has made its first investment in real estate since June of 2008 with a $100m (€74.4m) allocation to the Lubert-Adler Real Estate Fund VI-B.
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Washington State allocates $500m to Evergreen Real Estate Partners
GLOBAL – The Washington State Investment Board has approved a follow-on investment of $500m (€366.1m) into Evergreen Real Estate Partners.
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Pension funds mop up Finnish property sale
EUROPE – Finnish pension funds Ilmarinen and Varma have mopped up shares in partly state-owned property firm Sponda following the sale by state investment firm Solidium Oy of shares worth €176m.
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Texas Teachers-backed apartment fund makes first investments in two years
GLOBAL – The Camden Multifamily Value Add fund, 80% owned by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, has closed on its first two apartment deals in more than two years.
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Blended real estate portfolios perform best, says NAREIT
GLOBAL – A blended real estate portfolio that combines REITs and private equity real estate with core holdings outperformed portfolios that contained either REITs or private equity real estate funds alone, according to a study by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).
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Sampension to return to property market with first US investment
GLOBAL – Sampension, which manages three Danish labour-market pension funds, is to return to active property investing next year for the first time since 2008.
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ÆRIUM targets France for first opportunistic strategy
FRANCE – ÆRIUM is seeking to raise €50-60m in third-party equity to invest in prime retail real estate opportunities in France.
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Real estate portfolio at CalPERS appreciates by 13.5%
GLOBAL – The value of the California Public Employees Retirement System's real estate portfolio to the end of June has increased by $171m (€125m), or 1.1%, from the previous quarter and by more than $1.8bn (13.5%) year on year.
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Investors flock to DIC Asset's German office fund
GERMANY – DIC Asset has secured more than three-quarters of the €117m capital raising target for its inaugural special investment fund.
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Germany's BVK sells Paris office after 10 years of ownership
EUROPE – German pension fund Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) has sold a Paris office building that it has owned for 10 years.
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Texas Employees commits $60m to value-added fund
GLOBAL – The Employees Retirement System of Texas has made a $60m (€43m) commitment to the Madison International Real Estate Liquidity Fund IV.
