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Blackstone Seeking $13 billion for a New Global Real Estate Fund.
@John Chisum: I saw this same story on Bloomberg, but did not link it because the new vehicle is a private equity fund not available to the general public. Regards, Ted
I missed the private equity part. Still, this sector has been performing very well and there are a number of funds that one could invest in to participate. I hold ARYVX as one example.
I missed the private equity part. Still, this sector has been performing very well and there are a number of funds that one could invest in to participate. I hold ARYVX as one example.
I also own BPY (another MLP, so it does result in a K-1), which would be a pure play on real estate. It's Brookfield's spin-off of its real estate holdings. It is basically a go-anywhere global vehicle that can invest public (stake in GGP) or private (and an increasing amount of private, opportunistic transactions, such as the purchase of the Revel in Atlantic City the other day for 110M vs the 2.4B original cost) and has holdings in offices, retail, apartments, hotels and industrial.
Blackstone (BX), Ted's KKR (KKR) and others are fine choices for general private equity exposure, but you have to be willing to deal with the volatility. The yields are often good/very good but not consistent.
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Regards,
Ted
http://www.blackstone.com/news-views/press-releases/details/blackstone-to-spin-off-financial-advisory-business
Blackstone (BX), Ted's KKR (KKR) and others are fine choices for general private equity exposure, but you have to be willing to deal with the volatility. The yields are often good/very good but not consistent.