Eva Poon

Having recently closed on its first India real estate fund and a second China property fund, Southeast Asia’s largest property developer is setting its sights on yet another Asian country.

A week after buying Citigroup’s Japan headquarters, Morgan Stanley has scooped up the eight-building Sony Center complex in Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz.

The multi-family investor has held an initial close on its second multifamily investment vehicle on four times the amount raised for its first fund.

A Singapore sovereign fund’s purchase of a prized fixture in Tokyo’s skyline has resulted in a handsome exit for Morgan Stanley and Starwood Capital.

The global real estate investment firm has launched its second real estate fund targeting the Asian market, with a special focus on China and Japan.

Amidst heightened interest in Latin America's largest country, the joint venture would be the third such fund formed by the two partners.

Following close on the heels of CalPERS’ portfolio allocation changes, the $173bn California State Teacher’s Retirement System has increased its real estate target to 10 percent and its private equity allocation to 8 percent.

Private equity real estate firms around the globe last year set a new record on the fundraising trail, according to proprietary statistics from PERE magazine.

Phil Angelides, who recently was beaten by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Golden State gubernatorial race, will be tasked with expanding Canyon-Johnson’s ‘green’ investments in urban markets across the US.

The former senior investment officer for global equity has resigned her position at the California pension to become chief executive of the recently spun-out hedge fund sponsor.