US hotel M&A solves private equity capital conundrum, says Fitch

Corporates, or strategic buyers, may participate in more merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in the US lodging industry if the […]

Should I Get Into Private Equity Real Estate?

It is a fundamental principle of portfolio management theory to include alternative assets as part of a well-diversified portfolio. One […]

Blackstone champions hedge funds for the little guy

NEW YORK | BY LAUREN TARA LACAPRA Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Blackstone Group, in New York February […]

The Smart Money Quietly Abandons The Housing Market

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 AT 2:12AM In real estate, national averages paper over the gritty details on the ground and […]

Meet the Blackstone Hedge Fund Mutual Fund — Created for You

Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) has announced that it is launching its first alternative investment-focused mutual fund that offers daily […]

Carlyle Buys Downtown Shanghai Building from Forterra for US$266 Mil

Singapore-based Forterra Real Estate announced last week that it planned to sell its Central Plaza property for US$266.73 million, apparently […]

Och-Ziff hedge fund looks to exit landlord business

By Matthew Goldstein and Jennifer Ablan NEW YORK (Reuters) – One of the first big hedge funds to try to […]

Blackstone targets stakes in hedge fund managers

By Greg Roumeliotis and Katya Wachtel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) is preparing to launch a multibillion-dollar […]