Capital Raising News – Page 210

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    Ohio PERS prepares for move overseas

    2008-06-19T17:34:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System is getting ready to make its first ever move into investing in international REITs.

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    Pramerica books space at Mexican resort

    2008-06-19T17:33:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors is expecting to invest as much as $800m (€517m) over several years in a joint venture to develop the second phase of a project along the Sea of Cortez in Mexico, known as CostaBaja Resort & Marina.

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    SanFran City & County ups real estate assets by 2%

    2008-06-19T17:29:00Z

    UNITED STATES - San Francisco City & County Employees’ Retirement System has decided to increase its exposure to real estate to 12%.

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    Maryland sees value in adding to real estate

    2008-06-19T17:27:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Maryland State Retirement System has signed a deal to invest with a new manager to the fund, by committing $100m (€64.6m) to the Rockwood Capital Real Estate Partners VIII fund.

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    LACERA extends its hotel funds holding

    2008-06-19T17:26:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has further diversified of its assets into hotel investments, and approved a $100m (€64.5m) commitment to the Starwood Capital Global Hospitality Fund II.

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    Hotels grow – but outside Europe

    2008-06-16T17:20:00Z

    EUROPE - The hotel sector’s centre of gravity has lurched away from Europe, according to Martin Armitstead, DTZ’S managing director of EMEA hospitality.

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    Wisconsin follows the lower allocation trend

    2008-06-12T10:44:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Yet another US pension fund has moved to reduce its allocation to real estate this year, as the State of Wisconsin Investment Board has cut its allocated capital by 14%.

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    Tricon Capital creates new investment platform

    2008-06-12T10:40:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Tricon Capital Group has created a new investment platform for the recapitalisation of single-family communities.

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    Retail booms despite ‘weak’ Russian reputation

    2008-06-09T17:24:00Z

    RUSSIA - Consumer spending power is driving resurgent growth in Russian retail real estate, according to Swedish fund manager East Capital following the launch of a retail property fund.

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    Stay out of politics, OECD tells SWFs

    2008-06-09T17:22:00Z

    GLOBAL - The OECD has apparently softened its stance on sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), welcoming their “constructive contribution” to economic development and lauding them as “a force for global financial stability”.

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    State of Wisconsin makes hotel reservations

    2008-06-05T17:32:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Wisconsin State Investment Board is planning to invest into hotels for the first time.

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    Ohio PERS sees value of European capital

    2008-06-05T17:30:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) has made $75m (€48.3m) commitments to Carlyle Europe Realty Partners III and Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe Fund III.

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    LACERA moves $50m into pan-Asia fund

    2008-06-05T17:28:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association had added to its international real estate exposure by committing $50m (€32.2m) to the ING Real Estate Asia Value Fund.

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    Ohio Police & Fire commits to high return fund

    2008-06-05T17:26:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund is continuing its high return commingled fund investing strategy by making a $25m (€16.2m) commitment to the Walton Street Real Estate Fund VI.

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    Smaller funds need to be more active - NAEV

    2008-06-02T16:30:00Z

    EUROPE – Smaller pension funds may need to be more active in their handling of real estate assets than larger pension funds, suggests evidence presented at the recent IPE Real Estate Forum.

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    Dutch transport funds team up to buy real estate

    2008-05-29T18:13:00Z

    NETHERLANDS – The €12bn Dutch railway pension fund (SPF) and the €2bn public transport pension fund (SPOV) have, together with Generali Real Estate, bought an €80m Dutch shopping centre project.

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    Morgan Stanley to invest $4bn in infrastructure

    2008-05-29T18:12:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Morgan Stanley has raised two-thirds more than originally intended for its global commingled fund, known as Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, as investor demand created fund flows worth a total $4bn (€2.56bn).

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    Finnish fund in quest for UK real estate

    2008-05-29T17:52:00Z

    FINLAND – A Finnish pension fund is looking for managers for a £150m (€189.5m) UK real estate mandate, using IPE Quest.

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    JPMorgan raises $600m for China fund

    2008-05-29T17:46:00Z

    UNITED STATES - JPMorgan Asset Management raised in excess of $600m (€380.6m) for its latest commingled fund, the JPMorgan Greater China Property Fund.

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    Illinois Municipal sees value in adding funds

    2008-05-29T17:45:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is moving $150m (€95.1m) of assets into value-added commingled funds.