Eva Poon

Investment management firm Aetos Capital has committed $50m to Tian Rui Hotel Corporation to develop its Super 8 economy hotel brand.

Fresh from its $1.9bn purchase of a CalSTRS logistics portfolio, industrial property investor Prologis has launched four new property funds targeting Europe, Mexico, South Korea and the US.

The private equity firm has acquired a 138,000-square-foot on-site industrial property near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.

Investment group Pamodzi Investment Holdings has launched Africa’s biggest private equity fund—which will focus on infrastructure and related investments.

Chicago-based Harrison Street and New York-based Kaplan Development Group have joined forces to develop, redevelop and acquire senior housing properties throughout the Northeast and Southeast US.

The country’s largest public pension is considering increasing its interests in real estate with an eye toward the burgeoning emerging market countries.

JER Partners has convened a high-profile advisory board to direct its investment interests throughout Latin America.

Chicago-based Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has reportedly partnered with self-storage operator Morningstar Properties to purchase a marina on St. Simons Island in Georgia.

Los Angeles-based firm IMT Capital has held a final close on $350m for its real estate private equity fund.

Israeli real estate firm AFI Europe has purchased a €76.5m Bulgarian property as interest in the country grows.