The $431bn-managing Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is the latest major institutional investor to see its quarterly returns stutter amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Global private equity major Advent International has agreed to buy a 30% stake in real estate software business Aareon, a subsidiary of Germany’s Aareal Bank Group.
Churchill Real Estate has picked up $2bn of new institutional capital as it looks to capitalise on residential transition lending.
Global private equity giant Blackstone is reportedly near a $1.7bn buyout of Indian property developer Prestige Group's rental income assets in what is said to be the largest real estate portfolio buyout in the country
KKR, CVC Capital and Ares Management were the big name private equity firms picking up commitments in the latest round of investing from New York pension giant NYSCRF.
PropTech startup JetClosing has bagged $9m in its Series B round amid a plan to move into new markets.
Social impact private equity firm TPP Capital Management Group is launching a $1bn initiative to support health in black communities and is looking for LPs to support it. The Philadelphia-based firm has said it is
Spanish private equity real estate investor Azora has beating its €600m target in a new fundraise focused on leisure hotels in Europe.
Schroders fundraising amid the coronavirus is continuing apace following it pulling in €425m so far for its debut hotel-focused investment vehicle.
Lower mid-market-focused private equity house The Riverside Company has backed Buildout, a Chicago company that provides SaaS-based marketing and customer relationship management software to commercial real estate brokerages.
KKR has raised a smaller sophomore fund in its real estate credit strategy, pulling in $950m for the final close of the vehicle.
The $246bn-managing California State Teachers’ Retirement System has struggled to a 3.9% net return for the financial year as Covid-19 amid a huge slump in its private equity performance.
Blackstone, one of the biggest real estate private equity operators in the world, has hauled in $1.9bn for the final close of its latest secondaries fund dedicated to the asset class.
Private equity real estate specialist Castleforge Partners has hauled in more than £270m for the final close of its third flagship fundraise.
Brookfield Asset Management has hit an initial €725m close for its first European core-plus real estate fund as it looks to take advantage of volatility in the current market.
Private equity funds are being used for mass-scale money laundering according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, which said the industry lacks adequate money-laundering programmes.
Hong Kong is hoping to establish itself as a prime Asian destination for private equity and venture capital fund launches through the launch of its new Limited Partnership Fund Bill.
KKR has hired the chairman of LaSalle Investment Management's European business, Simon Marrison, who is set to retire from the company after 19 years.
The real estate arm of global investment management and insurance group Principal has brought in veteran investor John Kropke as managing director of its US and European business.
Angelo Gordon & Co has hauled in more than $1.5bn for the hard cap close of its latest European real estate fund.
