Key Takeaways
- • Greystar won the 2017 PERE "Capital Raise of the Year North America" award, recognizing exceptional fundraising performance in the private equity real estate sector during that period.
- • Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and Carlyle Realty Partners VIII ranked among the top performers in the 2017 PERE Awards North America, signaling strong capital deployment and investor confidence in major institutional real estate platforms.
- • The 2017 PERE Global Awards ceremony honored investors, managers, advisors, and industry professionals whose achievements shaped the North American private real estate market during a period of robust fundraising activity.
- • Kirkland & Ellis received recognition as "North America Law Firm of the Year: Fund Formation," highlighting the legal infrastructure supporting large-scale real estate fund launches.
Summary
The 2017 PERE (Private Equity Real Estate) Global Awards recognized leading firms and professionals across North America's private real estate investment landscape. Greystar emerged as a standout performer, winning the prestigious "Capital Raise of the Year North America" award, which honors exceptional fundraising execution and investor demand for institutional-quality real estate vehicles.
The awards ceremony highlighted top-tier platforms and their market leadership. Greystar's capital raise recognition was accompanied by strong showings from other major players, including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and Carlyle Realty Partners VIII, which were ranked among the year's leading performers. These placements reflect the competitive dynamics and capital flows within the North American private real estate sector during 2017, a period that followed significant recovery and growth since the 2008 financial crisis.
Supporting the deal infrastructure, Kirkland & Ellis was named "North America Law Firm of the Year: Fund Formation," underscoring the critical role specialized legal advisors play in structuring large-scale real estate funds. The 2017 awards program recognized not only investment managers and capital raisers but also the full ecosystem of advisors, counsel, and professionals whose work enables institutional real estate investing at scale. These annual accolades from PERE serve as a barometer of achievement and market leadership within the global private equity real estate community.
The awards ceremony highlighted top-tier platforms and their market leadership. Greystar's capital raise recognition was accompanied by strong showings from other major players, including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and Carlyle Realty Partners VIII, which were ranked among the year's leading performers. These placements reflect the competitive dynamics and capital flows within the North American private real estate sector during 2017, a period that followed significant recovery and growth since the 2008 financial crisis.
Supporting the deal infrastructure, Kirkland & Ellis was named "North America Law Firm of the Year: Fund Formation," underscoring the critical role specialized legal advisors play in structuring large-scale real estate funds. The 2017 awards program recognized not only investment managers and capital raisers but also the full ecosystem of advisors, counsel, and professionals whose work enables institutional real estate investing at scale. These annual accolades from PERE serve as a barometer of achievement and market leadership within the global private equity real estate community.
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