US asset management giant Blackstone has promoted Ken Caplan, current global co-head of real estate, and Lionel Assant, European head of private equity, to the newly created roles of global co-chief investment officers (CIOs) ahead of what it expects to be an 'extremely active deployment period'.
Empira Group, the €9bn AUM Swiss-based real estate investment company, has raised over $120 mln so far towards a $600 mln (€558 mln) fund target for a US vehicle.
