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US Public Pensions Invest Record $1.6 Trillion in Alternative Assets
US public pensions have boosted their exposure to private equity to $622 billion, the highest in at least two decades, as part of a push for higher investment returns, according to a new report by the Equable Institute…
UK takeover wave rolls on with £470 million bid for fund manager Gresham House
Shareholders in alternative asset manager Gresham House (GHE) will be popping the champagne corks today after the firm revealed it had agreed a buyout by private investment group Searchlight at £11.05 per share, a 63% premium to its last price.
BREIT forges ahead on comeback trail: Blackstone fund posted strongest return in 10 months after limiting withdrawals
Blackstone’s real estate investment trust continued its climb out from under a mass of redemption requests that landed in recent months, with June posting its strongest returns in nearly a year.
Newly Formed BGO Industrial REIT Acquires Interest In 9.4M SF Portfolio
BGO Industrial Real Estate Income Trust, a nontraded REIT formed by investment management firm BentallGreenOak, acquired an interest in a 9.4M SF industrial “seed portfolio” of 29 buildings in the Midwest.
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Distress Signals: Special Servicers Are Keeping Busy as 2020 Draws to a Close
Distress Signals: Special Servicers Are Keeping Busy as 2020 Draws to a Close Hotels and retail are under particular duress when it comes to paying back commercial real...
November 2020 Nontraded REIT Capital Raise Decreases 31% for Reporting Offerings
November 2020 Nontraded REIT Capital Raise Decreases 31% for Reporting Offerings December 10, 2020 | James Sprow | Blue Vault Blue Vault received November sales totals for...
Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT Announces $9.68 Estimated NAV
Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT Announces $9.68 Estimated NAV December 10, 2020 Estimated Value Per Share On December 4, 2020, the board of directors of Pacific Oak...
Sila Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Estimated per Share Net Asset Value of $8.69
Sila Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Estimated per Share Net Asset Value of $8.69 December 8, 2020 Sila Realty Trust, Inc., or the Company, a public, non-traded real estate...
Which sponsor of DST programs reported over $22 million in capital raised for just one of their five DST offerings in November?
Which sponsor of DST programs reported over $22 million in capital raised for just one of their five DST offerings in November? Answer: ExchangeRight Real Estate raised...
Among the sponsors reporting November capital raise to Blue Vault, which private placement program exceeded all other reporting programs with $87.7 million capital raised in November?
Among the sponsors reporting November capital raise to Blue Vault, which private placement program exceeded all other reporting programs with $87.7 million capital raised in...
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CRE Loan Volume Ticks Down By 3%
CRE Loan Volume Ticks Down By 3% April 6, 2017 | by PAUL BUBNY | GlobeSt.com WASHINGTON, DC—Although commercial and multifamily mortgage originations in 2016 fell short of the previous year’s volume, a 3% year-over-year decline from 2015’s near-record levels is...
Nontraded REIT and BDC Sales Rebound Strongly in March
Nontraded REIT and BDC Sales Rebound Strongly in March April 12, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault Equity capital raised by open nontraded REIT programs in March 2017 appear to have risen 94% from February 2017, according to Blue Vault Partners. For the 26 effective...
Capital Square 1031 Acquires 232-Unit Alexander Pointe Apartments in Orange Park, Florida
Capital Square 1031 Acquires 232-Unit Alexander Pointe Apartments in Orange Park, Florida March 31, 2017 | MultifamilyBiz.com JACKSONVILLE, FL – Capital Square 1031 announced that the firm recently completed its fourth acquisition in seven months financed with a...
In an informal poll of 42 top personnel from leading Broker Dealer and Sponsor attendees of the Blue Vault 2017 Broker Dealer Educational Summit, what percent believe the Trump administration have a positive impact on the IBD industry during the next four years?
In an informal poll of 42 top personnel from leading Broker Dealer and Sponsor attendees of the Blue Vault 2017 Broker Dealer Educational Summit, what percent believe the Trump administration have a positive impact on the IBD industry during the next four years?...
Stone Ridge Reinsurance Assets Hit $5.5bn, Interval Fund Sees 23% Growth
Stone Ridge Reinsurance Assets Hit $5.5bn, Interval Fund Sees 23% Growth April 5, 2017 | by Steve Evans | Seeking Alpha Stone Ridge Asset Management, the beta and alternative risk premia focused mutual fund manager, has reached $5.5 billion of insurance-linked...








