Subject: International (INTL)

A $200 million investment vehicle managed by RioCan REIT and capitalized by TIAA-CREF and the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is finishing its investment period.The fund, RioCan Retail Value LP, has purchased 12 shopping centers with 3.4 million square feet ...

California Public Employees' Retirement System, already an active investor in overseas real estate markets, is making a push to invest in South America.The massive pension fund has partnered with Hines on HCB Interests LP, a fund that would have the ...

Lone Star Funds is planning to cash out of some of its Japanese investments by selling interests in them through the stock market. According to a report on Bloomberg, the Dallas opportunistic investment firm is planning an initial public offering ...

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Chicago Tribune (second item)Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust Inc. paid $43 million for a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Ottawa, Canada. Trammell Crow Co. represented the seller, a development joint venture that includes Rosemont, Ill.-based McShane Cos. The property ...

December 21, 2004 The Commercial Mortgage Securities Association has scheduled its first-ever European Conference for Oct. 17 and 18 at the Conrad Hilton in Brussels, Belgium.The trade group, which represents interests in the commercial mortgage and securitization industries, started planning ...

October 8, 2004 Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportThe Commercial Mortgage Securities Association is planning to hold a conference in Europe, marking the first time the organization holds a full-blown conference on the continent.The CMSA, which represents interests in the ...

July 14, 2004 The European unit of Shurgard Storage Centers Inc. (NYSE:SHU) has formed a venture with an investment vehicle sponsored by First Islamic Investment Bank to develop 37 properties in Europe over the coming two years.The venture is expected ...

June 23, 2004 Opus Group, a Minneapolis developer, has formed a Canadian affiliate, O.R.E. Development Corp., to develop industrial properties in the Toronto area.The affiliate, which is based in Toronto, will be run by Mike Hanna, a chartered accountant.O.R.E. Development ...

June 4, 2004 Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportCMBS is coming to Taiwan, which only last year established rules that would facilitate such transactions.The owner of 400,000 square feet in the IBM Building in downtown Taipei is floating bonds via ...