Mesa West tops $752M fund goal

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Mesa West tops $752M fund goal
By REW Staff
8:22 AM, NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Mesa West Capital has closed its Mesa West Real Estate Income Fund III, LP with $752 million in equity commitments, announced principal Ryan Krauch.

KKR Said to Debut Real Estate Fund With $500 Million

KKR Said to Debut Real Estate Fund With $500 Million
By Devin Banerjee & Sabrina Willmer - Mar 13, 2013

KKR & Co. (KKR), the buyout firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, is preparing to market its first fund dedicated to real estate investments with an initial $500 million committed to the pool, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-12/kkr-said-to-debut-real-estate-fund-with-500-million.html

PREI raises $805 million from institutional investors for its U.S. debt fund Firm expands global initiative in commercial real estate finance

16 October 2012

PREI raises $805 million from institutional investors for its U.S. debt fund

Firm expands global initiative in commercial real estate finance

MADISON, N.J., October 16, 2012 - Prudential Real Estate Investors announced today that it has secured $805 million of discretionary capital for its Prudential U.S. Real Estate Debt Fund, bringing to more than $1.6 billion the amount PREI has raised so far from investors for its global debt strategy. PREI® is the real estate investment and advisory business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).

Blackstone nears $13 billion real estate fund target: sources

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Blackstone nears $13 billion real estate fund target: sources

By Greg Roumeliotis and Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK | Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:14pm EDT

(Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) has raised more than $12 billion for its latest real estate fund, its biggest yet, putting it within reach of its $13 billion fundraising target, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.