Picton, a UK diversified property company that was first launched on the London Stock Exchange in 2005 as ING UK Real Estate Income Trust, might be about to merge, adding around £1.27 bn (€1.46 bn) to its £766 mln of assets if successful.
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.
