Dave Keating

As it launches its new fund push, the industrial property investor plans to increase its China holdings to 1.5 million square meters by the end of this year.

The Indian real estate firm is buying 38 acres of land in New Delhi from DCM Shiriram.

Qatar-based investment vehicle Three Delta has confirmed its preliminary bid approach to Sainsbury’s, the UK supermarket chain that rejected a £10 billion offer from a private equity consortium in April. The company’s share price soared this morning.

Fondo Azzurro, Henderson Global Investors first private equity real estate fund, has been launched with a target of €250 million.

Henderson Global Investors and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will buy the Whitefriars Quarter shopping center from Land Securities.

The property entrepreneur has doubled his stake in the grocer to 11 percent, prompting questions whether a takeover strategy may be in the works.

Khaleej Finance and Investment has partnered with Kuwait Investment Company and Kuwait Finance House to launch a Sharia-compliant private equity fund targeting real estate.

A London-based fund managed by Trikona Capital has teamed with The Luxor Group to develop a special economic zone in the Gurgaon area of the city.

The Bahrain-based investment bank will invest in land development in the Danet Abu Dhabi Master Development Project.

The first quarter of 2007 saw the highest level of VC investment in the US since 2001, and the increase was largely driven by life sciences. Dave Keating reports.