All Investment Vehicles articles – Page 266
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INREV: Positive capital growth returns to continental Europe
EUROPE – The European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV) has measured positive capital growth across the continental European property markets for the first time since 2007.
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CalPERS combines property, infrastructure and forestry in allocation overhaul
UNITED STATES – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has placed real estate, infrastructure and forestry in a ‘real’ assets bucket as part of an overhaul of its asset allocation strategy.
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Morgan Stanley opportunity fund extends debt lifeline to hotel owner
EUROPE – A global opportunity fund run by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing has provided €150m in mezzanine financing to BRE/Hospitality Europe Holding, an owner of a European hotel portfolio.
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AREA Property Partners buys Chicago area hotels for $51m
GLOBAL – AREA Property Partners has closed on its first hotel purchases of the year with the acquisition of three Chicago area properties for $51m (€38.6m).
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Lend Lease provides PGGM with direct infrastructure exposure
EUROPE – Dutch pension fund asset manager PGGM has committed £220m (€262m) in capital to become the principal investor in a joint venture with Lend Lease targeting social infrastructure in the UK.
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AP1 real estate company to invest €770m in property
SWEDEN – Första AP-fonden (AP1), Sweden's first national buffer fund, has created a new real estate company and will acquire more than SEK7bn (€767m) in domestic property assets.
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Invesco begins US acquisition trail for German investors
GLOBAL – Invesco Real Estate has made its first acquisitions in the US for German institutional investors in its MEAG US Immobilien Fonds IV.
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Rothschild Realty Managers invests $200m in Welsh Property Trust
GLOBAL – Rothschild Realty Managers has invested $200m (€149.4m) into Welsh Property Trust, made through Rothschild's commingled fund, Five Arrows Realty Securities V.
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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.
