Subject: Opportunity Funds (OPPY)

The Chicago investment manager is said to be raising $2.5 billion of equity for its latest opportunity fund. It would be the largest ever raised by Walton, topping its predecessor, which was raised last July, by $1 billion.

By John Covaleski, Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Writer A group involving Michael R. Walker, retired chief operating officer of Citibank Commercial Real Estate Group, is looking to raise up to $100 million for value-add investments.The recently-formed group, Proinvest Realty ...

By John Covaleski, Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Writer A group involving Michael R. Walker, retired chief operating officer of Citibank Commercial Real Estate Group, is looking to raise up to $100 million for value-add investments.The recently-formed group, Proinvest Realty ...

Centerline Capital Group is considering putting together an investment vehicle that would pursue distressed commercial mortgages.The New York investment management firm's plans, first reported by Reuters, are in the very preliminary stages, according to a Centerline spokeswoman. The company's thinking ...

Centerline Capital Group is considering putting together an investment vehicle that would pursue distressed commercial mortgages.The New York investment management firm's plans, first reported by Reuters, are in the very preliminary stages, according to a Centerline spokeswoman. The company's thinking ...

Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportGoldman Sachs has raised $4.1 billion of investor commitments for its latest global real estate investment fund.The fund, Whitehall Street Global Real Estate LP 2007, has already invested what Goldman Sachs calls "a substantial amount" ...

Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportGoldman Sachs has raised $4.1 billion of investor commitments for its latest global real estate investment fund.The fund, Whitehall Street Global Real Estate LP 2007, has already invested what Goldman Sachs calls "a substantial amount" ...

Heitman LLC has raised $800 million of equity commitments for its latest value-add investment vehicle, Heitman Value Partners II.The capital was raised from 20 institutional clients and could be leveraged into more than $2.4 billion of investments. Heitman, a Chicago ...

Heitman LLC has raised $800 million of equity commitments for its latest value-add investment vehicle, Heitman Value Partners II.The capital was raised from 20 institutional clients and could be leveraged into more than $2.4 billion of investments. Heitman, a Chicago ...

Principal Real Estate Investors has raised $225 million of equity for a value-add fund that would invest in a variety of real estate debt.Principal Life Insurance Co., an affiliate of the Des Moines, Iowa, investment manager, committed 10 percent of ...