Leveraged Breakdowns

Welcome to the milestone that is Part Ten of our Fund Profile Series! We’re one fifth of the way through the top 50 global real estate private equity (REPE) firms on the 2020 PERE 100 list. Each Fund Profile briefly summarizes each fund’s history, as well as getting into the details of the funds themselves. And to help you prepare for your real estate private equity interview (s), we also outline a few of each firm’s notable real estate equity investments in recent years.  Following on from our focus on BentallGreenOak in Part Nine of the series, this tenth chapter will examine Angelo, Gordon & Co. in more detail. Key facts about Angelo Gordon Angelo, Gordon & Co. (aka Angelo Gordon) was founded in 1988 by two former L. F. Rothschild & Company colleagues, John M. Angelo and Michael L. Gordon, after their former employer’s collapse following the ‘Black Monday’ stock market crash of 1987—both were senior figures of the firm’s arbitrage department before jumping shi...

Welcome to Part Nine of our Fund Profile Series. So far, our series has worked its way through the first eight entries of the top 50 global real estate private equity (REPE) firms, according to the 2020 PERE 100 list. Here, each of our Fund Profiles briefly summarizes each fund’s history, as well as examining the details of the funds themselves. And we also outline a few of each firm’s key real estate equity investments in recent years to help you prepare for your upcoming REPE technical interview (s).  Following on from Part Eight of the series focused on the Rockpoint Group, today’s post will take a closer look at BentallGreenOak. Key facts about BentallGreenOak The BentallGreenOak group of companies was formed in 2019 after the North American real estate asset management arm of Sun Life Financial Inc (at the time), Bentall Kennedy, purchased a majority stake in GreenOak Real Estate from the Tetragon Financial Group. After the deal closed, BentallGreenOak became part of SL...