A leading growth markets investor, Actis, has announced the end of its third opportunistic private real estate fund – Actis Africa Real Estate Fund 3 (ARE3), with commitments totaling more than $500m, exceeding its original $400m target. The team was led by David Morley, Amanda Jean-Baptiste, Louis Deppe and 11 other investment professionals across offices in London, Johannesburg, Nairobi and ...
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Property investors need to study the law
In this article written by Abiodun Doherty, he highlights the need for property investors to study property law. Stating that an investor doesn’t necessarily need to be a legal expert but a general understanding of the law governing the aspect he is investing in is a wise decision. He also did good to highlight some principles governing real estate investment ...
Read More »TPG Raises $2 Billion in Real Estate Fund
Private-equity giant TPG has closed its first high-risk real estate fund, raising more than $2 billion in commitments at a time when big investors’ appetite for real-estate risk is increasing. TPG, a relatively new player in real-estate investment, began fundraising for the dedicated real-estate fund it just closed in the first half of 2014, with a goal of $1.5 billion ...
Read More »Morgan Stanley raises $1.7 billion for real estate fund
Morgan Stanley (MS.N) said on Wednesday it has raised $1.7 billion for its eighth direct investment real estate fund. The fund, called North Haven Real Estate Fund VIII Global, has already made investments in the United States, U.K., Austria, Japan and Australia. The fund’s investors include public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and family offices, said ...
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