All articles by Jon Peterson – Page 32
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Illinois Municipal sees value in adding funds
UNITED STATES - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is moving $150m (€95.1m) of assets into value-added commingled funds.
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Ohio School Employees signs on for Reits
UNITED STATES - School Employees Retirement System of Ohio has selected Invesco Real Estate and ING Clarion Real Estate Securities as global Reit managers.
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Rockpoint takes up residence in Park Avenue
UNITED STATES - Rockpoint Group LLC has added a new regional office with the opening up of a New York City venture on Park Avenue.
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ING Clarion sees guarded US investors
UNITED STATES- ING Clarion Partners believes any pension funds in the United States are going to be taking a very cautious approach to investing in real estate this year.
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New York Common looks at urban space
UNITED STATES - New York Common Retirement Fund has made a $285m (€182.1m) commitment to the JP Morgan Star Lake Fund I, which invests in urban real estate across the major US metropolitan markets.
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Louisiana Teachers places $125m in “real assets”
UNITED STATES- Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana has placed $125m (€80.2m) into new real estate investments, as part of its unique view of real estate investing.
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Los Angeles City eyes €200m for real estate value
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System has decided to allocate $200m (€127m) to $220m into real estate as part of its real estate annual plan for 2008.
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San Francisco reduces real estate flow by $550m
UNITED STATES - City and County of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System has reduced significantly the amount of capital it is investing in real estate for the 2008/2009 fiscal year.
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Illinois Teachers harvests farming growth
UNITED STATES – The Teachers Retirement System for the State of Illinois has sold its entire agricultural real estate portfolio for $340m (€220.2m) to TIAA-CREF.
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LaSalle rides the Mexican real estate bull
UNITED STATES - LaSalle Investment Management believes Mexico as a country has strong real estate fundamentals for future investment possibilities as middle-class demand is creating new commercial projects.
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Pennsylvania puts $925m beyond the core
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System has approved $925m (€598.8m) into new real estate investments through a variety of non-core commingled funds.
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Waterton moves into hotel
UNITED STATES - Waterton Associates is set to create a hotel investment fund for the first time in the company’s history.
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LA Fire and Police survey property risks
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions are considering investing as much as $300m (€194.1m) in real estate this year as part of its 2008 investment plan.
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Texas Teachers approves $862.5m in new structures
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas approved $862.5m (€557.9m) in real estate commitments in April, including one deal which has the structure of a commingled fund but is in fact a separate account.
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NYSTRS approves $405m for real estate
UNITED STATES - New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS) has approved $405m (€260.4m) in new real estate commitments to non-core strategies.
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LaSalle creates hotel JV
UNITED STATES - LaSalle Investment Management and public Reits LaSalle Hotel Properties have formed a $700m (€455.3m) joint venture to invest in US hotels.
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Pennsylvania State commits to senior housing fund
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System has already approved a $25m (€16.2m) commitment to Senior Housing Partners IV commingled fund.
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TIAA-CREF moves into commingled space
UNITED STATES - TIAA-CREF has created its first commingled fund to be backed by third-party investment capital.
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Morgan Stanley brings $2.5bn to Special Sits III
UNITED STATES - Morgan Stanley Real Estate has attracted $2.5bn (€1.6bn euros) of institutional capital for the latest round of fund raising for Special Situations Fund III.
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Pramerica creates UK senior housing vehicle
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has setup a new co-investment entity to invest in senior housing in the United Kingdom, to sit alongside its PRECO III commingled fund.
