After a long cycle of real estate companies accessing the public markets, the past two years have seen an emerging trend of REITs going private using institutional private real estate equity capital. Leading private equity investors have funded many of these transactions and are increasingly focused on real estate, timber and related investments as an alternative asset class. In highly publicized deals such as Glenborough, Trizec, CarrAmerica, La Quinta, Bedford, Town & Country, Arden and CenterPoint, the world of private equity and real estate are increasingly converging, as the huge pools of private equity capital that have been formed in the US and abroad seek new sources of returns from real estate. 

At this half-day forum, you'll hear some dynamic perspectives on developments in the real estate sector and how these changes are impacting private equity investment strategies. Why are some investors raising real estate opportunity funds, while others are steering clear of real estate altogether? What are the keys to executing a successful investment strategy in this market? Anchored by distinguished real estate economist Ken Rosen, this program features a panel of bankers, private equity investors and real estate specialists who will lead us in a thoughtful discussion on how and why real estate has become an emerging industry focus for private equity capital.

For more information about this event, please call Rob Mills, (646) 822-3574.
robert.mills@thomson.com

Speakers

Liz Fries, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP Keynote Speaker Ken Rosen, California Professor of Real Estate and Urban Economics, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley Ken Rosen is Chairman of Rosen Consulting Group, a real estate market research firm, and Chairman of Rosen Real Estate Securities, a REIT money manager with approximately $130 million in assets under management. He was formerly Chairman, Founder and Portfolio Manager of Lend Lease Rosen Securities, a $3 billion REIT money management firm which he sold in 2004. In addition, Mr. Rosen is a Chairman of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics and Professor Emeritus at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Read full bio > Panelists: Robert Falzon, Managing Director of the Global Real Estate Merchant Banking Group, Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI) Michael Levy, Managing Director of the Real Estate Investment Banking Group, Morgan Stanley Peter B. Bedford, Bedford Investments, former CEO and Chairman of the Board of Bedford Properties Moderator: Ed Glazer, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP