Private Equity Raises Real Estate Money Too Fast to Spend It

Private Equity Raises Real Estate Money Too Fast to Spend It

Private equity real estate investors are raising money faster than they can spend it. U.S. funds have amassed a record $287.8 billion for commercial-property deals, according to Preqin. That’s up 11% from a year earlier and 57% more than at the end of 2019. The pileup...
Blackstone looks to list retail properties REIT valued at over $2bn

Blackstone looks to list retail properties REIT valued at over $2bn

Blackstone Group is reportedly planning to list India’s first retail properties-centred real estate investment trust (REIT) valued at about $2.2-2.5bn. The US-based private equity firm is planning to list the proposed REIT by mid-2022 after integrating and preparing...