Ashburton Investments is pleased to announce the first close of the RMB Westport Real Estate Development Fund II (Westport II), raising just under USD250m of the USD450m target. 

SA's real estate investment trust, Growthpoint Properties, is expected to launch a joint venture in its first foray into the rest of Africa.

Having emerged from the global recession and its aftermath, the real estate private equity sector is finally positioned for growth in 2014, according to Global market outlook: trends in real estate private equity, published today by EY.

Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm today confirmed the final close of its second African real estate fund, Actis Africa Real Estate 2, with total commitments of US$278m.

Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm, has been named “Best Developer in Africa” by international finance magazine Euromoney, in the 8th annual global Euromoney Real Estate Survey