A billion-dollar empire made of mobile homes

Peter Whoriskey SMYRNA, Tenn.— It’s not fancy. But in the exurbs of Nashville stands part of a billion-dollar real estate […]

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 […]

Private Equity’s Most Consistent Performers

  The firms that didn’t make the list may be as surprising as those that did.   Asset owners hunting […]

The Biggest Bet Ever: Soros, Paulson and Cooperman Take On Adelson Over The Future Of Gambling In America

By Nathan Vardi, Forbes, In November George Soros, John Paulson and Leon Cooperman, three of the most successful hedge fund […]

Blackstone Raises $5 Billion Rental Bet With Lending Arm

By Heather Perlberg and John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg, Blackstone Group LP (BX), the private-equity firm that has spent $5 billion on […]

Fortress to Blackstone Say Now Is Time to Sell on Surge

Fortress to Blackstone Say Now Is Time to Sell on Surge By Devin Banerjee – Aug 2, 2013 Private-equity managers […]

Gorilla Flipping Homes as Rebound Revives Rapid Trades

Gorilla Flipping Homes as Rebound Revives Rapid Trades By Heather Perlberg – Jul 19, 2013 John Helmick loves to buy […]

Property Crushes Hedge Funds in Alternative Markets

By Devin Banerjee,  Bloomberg Markets Magazine, “Why would anyone invest in the stock market?” Hamilton “Tony” James looked up from […]