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 […]

David Rubenstein of Carlyle Group; Mensch

By Jeffrey Carter, Last night I had the opportunity to listen to David Rubenstein of Carlyle Group.  I enjoy listening […]

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 […]

Blackstone Prefers China’s Warehouses Over Residential

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi.com, The head of alternative investment giant Blackstone finds China’s warehouses more interesting than luxury apartments, and […]

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 […]

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 […]