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Real estate investors are beginning to show an appetite for value-added funds. BHA noticed a 35% increase in the number of real estate investors looking for value-added strategies in April when compared with March. In fact, almost 60% of all … Continue reading →

Traditionally, many large government pension funds have invested in multimanager funds. Throughout 2010, however, several large government pensions began investing in single-manager funds. The latest example is an $11 billion state pension plan. In a recent conversation with BHA analysts, … Continue reading →

In the soon to be released Quarterly Research Report- Q1 2009, BHA analysts highlight and analyze trends in investor interest with regards to alternative funds throughout the quarter. In the hedge fund space, there was a substantial rise in interest … Continue reading →

An open hedge fund mandate was obtained from a large multifamily office. It is looking to invest in niche and new or interesting strategies that are uncorrelated to current market conditions, such as volatility arbitrage funds. The group will be … Continue reading →

An established European corporation’s pension fund invests five percent of its assets in both single and multi-manager private equity vehicles. The pension scheme is currently focused on distressed and secondary strategies. Toward the end of 2009, it will be considering … Continue reading →

An opportunistic wealth advisory firm is currently looking for managers of qualified funds of private equity funds. Managers do not necessarily have to have long track records to be qualified; however, funds need to have a minimum of $200 million … Continue reading →

An investor recently interviewed by BHA is looking to invest capital during the next several months. It has been overweight in a number of strategies, and is looking to draw down capital and diversify. The firm is looking at two … Continue reading →

A large insurance company based in Switzerland is interested in evaluating private equity funds for 10-20 potential allocations in 2009. The majority of its investments are in mid-market buyout funds; however, it is currently interested in venture capital funds. Funds … Continue reading →

A domestic governmental investor recently outlined a real estate fund search with a BHA analyst. The investor, based in Texas invests into real estate directly as well as through funds. They are quite opportunistic and are interested in core, core … Continue reading →

This week, BHA analysts found a significant increase in the number of investors specifically interested in distressed real estate strategies. This is more than likely due to the turmoil that the overall real estate market has experienced during the past … Continue reading →