Private Equity Real Estate just released its ranking of the top 50 real estate private equity fund managers. As I have done in the past, I parsed the list to see which managers are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as investment advisers. (Disclosure: my company is on the list.) 1 The Blackstone Group [...]
Private Equity Real Estate 50: Which are Registered with the SEC?

Revisiting the SEC’s Stance on When Real Estate is a Security
After last week’s charges against Cay Clubs, I remembered that I wanted look at an old SEC Release on the applicability of the federal securities laws to condominiums and real estate development. Back in 1973 The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a release describing situations where a real estate offering could become a securities offering. [...]

SEC Charges Real Estate Executives with Investment Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Cay Clubs Resorts and Marinas and several of its executives for defrauding investors. The case caught my eye because it involved real estate and would likely play a role in my continuing quest to figure out what’s a security. The defendants have not settled with SEC, so [...]
Which Real Estate Fund Managers Registered with the SEC?
Last year, I looked a the top 30 real estate private equity fund managers to see which were registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Given that we just passed the March 30, 2012 registration deadline, I thought I would update the list. (Disclosure: my company is on the list.) 1 The Blackstone Group Already [...]

Are Real Estate Fund Managers Registered with the SEC?
Last year, I looked a the top 30 real estate private equity fund managers to see which are already registered with the SEC. The 2011 version of the PERE 30 just came out, so I decided to look at the list again. (Disclosure: my company is on the list.) It was mostly re-shuffling, but three [...]
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