All Investment Vehicles articles – Page 291

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    Los Angeles City places capital into debt fund

    2008-07-31T17:31:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System has made a $20m (€12.7m) to the Mesa West Real Estate Income Fund II, in a bid to capitalise on the supply and demand financing opportunities in the mid-size segment of the marketplace.

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    Pennsylvania State moves capital into distressed fund

    2008-07-31T17:28:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System has approved a $15m (€9.5m) into Arden Real Estate Fund I - a distressed real estate fund.

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    ING Clarion closes in on value-added space

    2008-07-31T17:25:00Z

    UNITED STATES - ING Clarion Partners continues with its value-added strategy for some of its capital sources with the closing of $166m (€105.4m) worth of transactions.

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    LPFA commits to ING’s global real estate FoF

    2008-07-30T14:00:00Z

    UK - The London Pension Fund Authority has committed £150m (€190m) of capital to a new global property fund of funds (FoF) launched this week by ING Real Estate Select.

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    Consortium completes German HighStreet purchase

    2008-07-28T16:56:00Z

    GERMANY – A consortium comprising of RREEF Alternative Investments, the Borletti Group, the Generali Group, and Pirelli RE today announced it has completed the acquisition of a 49% stake in “Highstreet”, the investment company owning the majority of Karstadt’s German department store premises.

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    F&C merges to expand

    2008-07-28T16:52:00Z

    GLOBAL - Investors in fund manager F&C have backed a deal with property firm REIT that will give the UK-focused fund manager exposure to continental Europe and the nascent Indian market.

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    Small pension funds re-enter property

    2008-07-24T17:12:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Several smaller pension funds in the United States are thought to be looking to re-enter the real estate asset class, in a bid to diversify their portfolios.

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    Rothschild raises $840m for new commingled fund

    2008-07-24T17:04:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Rothschild Realty Managers has smashed its intended target for capital raising on its Five Arrows Realty Securities V commingled fund and collected $840m (€530m) through institional investors - $240m more than originally sought.

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    Germans top poll of European property optimism

    2008-07-21T15:35:00Z

    GERMANY - German investors have topped a three-market poll of European investor sentiment.

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    Choose carefully, says SEB, after UK re-entry

    2008-07-21T15:25:00Z

    UK/GERMANY - Investors are investing cautiously in UK logistics as they wait for the market to fall further, according to SEB, the German fund management arm of the Swedish bank.

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    German firms hide risk in partial disclosure

    2008-07-21T15:20:00Z

    GERMANY - Two-thirds of listed German property companies are more opaque – and therefore riskier – than their reports suggests.

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    ING hires despite talent shortage

    2008-07-21T15:10:00Z

    NETHERLANDS/ASIA - ING has appointed a regional veteran to head its Asian fund management operations against growing international competition for regional talent.

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    US pension funds still interested in value-added real estate

    2008-07-17T15:55:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Apollo Real Estate Advisors was able to reach its capital raising target for its latest commingled fund, Apollo Value Enhancement Fund VII.

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    Ohio School Employees real estate commitment unchanged

    2008-07-17T15:45:00Z

    UNITED STATES - The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio plans to invest $100m (€62.9m) to $150m in real estate over the next 12 months. This is roughly the same amount that was planned for fiscal year 2008. This allocation is part of the pension fund’s annual investment plan for ...

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    SWFs avoid infrastructure, opt for funds

    2008-07-14T16:15:00Z

    GLOBAL - Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) will shy away from direct investment in global infrastructure to avoid allegations of ‘political’ investment, according to analysts at the McKinsey Global Institute, an economics thinktank.

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    Pramerica creates investment platform for India

    2008-07-11T09:40:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has created an investment platform for investing in India.

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    Starwood Land creates $150m JV

    2008-07-11T09:35:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Starwood Land Ventures has setup a $150m (€95.3m) joint venture with Riverway Properties to invest in residential land acquisition and new project development in Houston.

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    SWF to invest $150bn in real estate – DEGI

    2008-07-07T16:33:00Z

    GLOBAL – Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) will increase their property exposure to 15% over the next few years, German real estate company DEGI estimates in an analysis of the market.

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    Immofinanz and Immoeast buy parent's property

    2008-07-07T16:21:00Z

    AUSTRIA – Constantia private bank is giving up its real estate business and selling to its sister firms, Immofinanz and Immoeast, for €440m.

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    Landmark move predicted on real estate FoFs

    2008-07-07T15:45:00Z

    EUROPE –European institutional investors are likely to see a significant growth in more liquid real estate fund-of-funds in the market as a result of demand from investors, Landmark Partners has suggested.