Brookfield Starts $4.7bn Student-Dorm Unit Sale

Brookfield Starts $4.7bn Student-Dorm Unit Sale

Brookfield Asset Management is preparing to kick off the sale of one of the U.K.’s largest student-accommodation businesses amid heightened investor demand for such assets, according to people familiar with the matter. The infrastructure specialist is working with...
MetLife Pitches $1bn Sale of Private-Equity Assets

MetLife Pitches $1bn Sale of Private-Equity Assets

Insurance provider MetLife Inc. aims to unload about $1bn in assets from its private-equity holdings through a secondary sale to lighten its balance sheet, according to people familiar with the matter. The New York insurer is creating a special-purpose vehicle to hold...