The Lionstone Group Announces Major Repositioning of Dallas' Lincoln Plaza

The Lionstone Group Announces Major Repositioning of Dallas' Lincoln Plaza
Ownership completes a $25 million renovation and renames the building Ross Tower

DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Lionstone Group, a privately-owned real estate investment firm, announced today that Dallas' Lincoln Plaza will be renamed Ross Tower to more accurately reflect its prime downtown location at the corner of Ross Avenue and Akard Street.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-lionstone-group-announces-major-repositioning-of-dallas-lincoln-plaza-223681671.html

PCCP, LLC Provides $80 Million in Senior Loans to Keystone Property Group

http://nreionline.com/nreiwire/press-release-pccp-llc-provides-80-million-senior-loans-keystone-property-group

PRESS RELEASE: PCCP, LLC Provides $80 Million in Senior Loans to Keystone Property Group
Sep. 10, 2013
Darcie Giacchetto

New York, NY - PCCP, LLC announced today it has provided a total of $80 million in senior loans to a joint venture between Keystone Property Group and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, a New Jersey-based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). The loans were for a portfolio of four separate office properties all located within Pennsylvania.

Institutional investors look to real estate debt funds

Institutional investors look to real estate debt funds
Tuesday, 10 September 2013

New research from Preqin reveals that institutional investor appetite for real estate debt investments has tripled over the last two years, from 8% of investors targeting the strategy in December 2011 to 23% in August 2013.

http://www.ftseglobalmarkets.com/news/institutional-investors-look-to-real-estate-debt-funds.html

Real estate debt satisfies institutional investor appetite

Real estate debt satisfies institutional investor appetite
Fundraising expands rapidly in the space
Christina Mlynski
September 10, 2013

With fund managers stepping in to fill a void left by traditional lenders backing out of the market, private real estate debt investment activity picked up significantly over the past two years.

http://www.housingwire.com/articles/26761-real-estate-debt-satisfies-institutional-investor-appetite

Shale Gas, Victor Gao

The Key is good speed, not great haste.

- Victor Gao (高志凯), Sep 10, 2013

Blackstone nears takeover for debt-ridden commercial real estate company Multi Corp

Blackstone nears takeover for debt-ridden commercial real estate company Multi Corp

30 Aug 2013

Global investment firm the Blackstone Group is nearing the acquisition of European inner commercial retail developer Multi Corp, Bloomberg has reported.

http://www.altassets.net/private-equity-news/by-news-type/deal-news/blakstone-nears-takeover-for-debt-ridden-commercial-real-estate-company-multi-corp.html

Blackstone debt fund holds final close

August 28, 2013

Blackstone debt fund holds final close

The Blackstone Group has raised an additional $406 million in equity commitments for its Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies II (BREDS II), according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

http://www.irei.com/blog/?p=1089

AMP Capital Raises $300 Million For Infrastructure Debt Fund

Aug 26, 2013
ASIA

AMP Capital Raises $300 Million For Infrastructure Debt Fund

By GILLIAN TAN

Australian investment manager AMP Capital has raised an initial US$300 million for its AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt Fund II from investors in Europe and Asia.

http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/08/26/amp-capital-raises-300-million-for-infrastructure-debt-fund/

Renshaw Bay launches real estate debt fund

http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2012-08-22/renshaw-bay-has-made-its-debut-in-real-estate-debt?ea9c8a2de0ee111045601ab04d673622

Renshaw Bay launches real estate debt fund
Mike Foster
22 Aug 2012

Renshaw Bay, the investment boutique led by former JP Morgan banker Bill Winters, has launched its first fund, offering investors the opportunity to invest in real estate debt.

Yelp Occupies 140 New Montgomery

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Yelp Occupies 140 New Montgomery
POSTED ON AUGUST 19, 2013 BY PUBLISHER IN AEC, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY NEWS

By Sharon Simonson

Business-review Web site Yelp Inc. has optioned an additional three floors totaling approximately 36,000 square feet at 140 New Montgomery St. in San Francisco.