Jonathan Brasse
Jonathan Brasse is the Senior Editor, Real Estate for PEI Media’s real estate publications. He oversees the editorial output and leads the reporting team behind the sector-leading private real estate publication PERE as well as Real Estate Capital, the group’s real estate credit markets publication. Jonathan joined PEI in 2009 from UK commercial property magazine Property Week where he oversaw international news and analysis coverage.
PERE has just hosted its third annual roundtable discussion in Asia. Among the revelations this year – local capital is rising as a game-changing factor in the region. By Jonathan Brasse
Are separate mandates, such as Rockspring’s appointment by The National Pension Service of Korea, another threat to blind pool funds? PERE magazine October 2009
The Singapore sovereign wealth fund looks to alternative assets, including real estate, private equity and infrastructure to mitigate against further losses after a tumultuous year saw its portfolio shrink by more than one fifth.
The firm’s founder, Tom Barrack, has reportedly signalled his intention to take the firm public, using its REIT debut vehicle, Colony Financial, as a stepping stone.
The Ho Chi Minh City-based private equity and real estate firm has hired a former Zurich Financial and UBS investment professional to help launch two follow-up vehicles.
The Ho Chi Minh City-based private equity and real estate firm has hired a former Zurich Financial and UBS investment professional to help launch two follow-up vehicles.
The Chicago-based firm has been appointed by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to co-invest in opportunities in North America first and then on a global basis.
In a bid to re-jig embattled real estate company Nakheel Holdings, Dubai World is moving senior staff and assets, including the W Hotel in Washington, to sister company Istithmar World.
PERE met with VinaCapital boss Don Lam for breakfast at a London hotel recently to hear his take on what Vietnam’s government stimulus has done to the country’s real estate market.
The Dallas-based firm’s attempt to buy Japan’s first failed REIT is blocked for a second time by creditors. A rival bid from Daiwa House remains on the cards if New City can avoid liquidation.