Real estate
BC Partners launches real estate arm
Stéphane Theuriau, former CEO of Altarea Cogedim, is hired as managing partner
Ardian raises €700m for first European real estate fund
Investors comprise pension funds, insurance companies and high-net-worth individuals
Core Capital divests Cording to Rothschild's Orox
Real estate advisory firm has expanded via an international acquisitive growth strategy
Bridgepoint buys developer Groupe CIR
Private equity house will fully acquire the Paris-based developer subject to regulatory approval
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire Miller Homes
Company generated an operating profit of £103m from £565m in sales in 2016
Terra Firma's Annington in £4bn refinancing
Terra Firma raised an extra £550m from investors to contribute equity in the recap
Oaktree invests in Irish homebuilder Cannon Kirk
Capital will be used to repay loans to Ireland's bad bank as well as for expansion purposes
Blackstone acquires The Office Group in £500m deal
Flexible and shared work space provider will look to expand across London and continental Europe
Cerberus sells 50% stake in Sotogrande to Orion
Cerberus exits its holding in the Spanish real estate and leisure asset after a three-year owneship
Lyceum's Bellrock bolts on Profile
Deal is the sixth acquisition for the building and property management company over the past year
Epiris sells Cala and Retirement Bridge to Patron
Acquirer had originally invested alongside Epiris in the acquisitions of both companies
Lone Star to float Neinor Homes in Madrid
Texas-based private equity firm intends to exit the Spanish home builder after a two-year ownership period
Maven invests £3.1m in Hotel Indigo
Funding for the project includes £1.6m of equity from a syndicate of investors
Bridgepoint, Eurazeo sell Foncia to Partners Group for €1.8bn
Both firms have been invested in the group since 2011, and have been sole shareholders since 2014
MBO Partenaires exits 21% Edouard Denis stake
Real estate group was one of the last assets remaining in the GP’s fully invested €150m second fund
MML’s Lomond acquires John Shepherd
MML first backed the Scottish property asset management company in August 2014
3i sells 20% Consultim stake back to founder
Debt-free nature of deal allowed GP to reap annual dividends since 2007
Ciclad et al. inject €10m into Alsei
Transaction features equity injection and convertible bonds
Electra invests £20m in Pine
GP's investment in company valued at £26m in Q1 2015
Lone Star picks up Quintain for £700m
Lone Star plans to accelerate development of Wembley Park
Real estate and infrastructure help build up Spanish activity
Explosion of infrastructure and real estate investments in Spain spell good news for PE
EQT boosts real estate focus with new hires
GP hires Edouard Fernandez, Rob Racking and Fredrik Elwing
New Era protests: a warning for private equity?
Westbrook Partners' recent acquisition of housing estate highlights need to think about impact
Eurazeo, Bridgepoint buy out Foncia shares from BPCE
Two firms bought Foncia in May 2011 for 10.5x EBITDA