New Publication From Institutional Real Estate, Inc. to Cover Asian Institutional Property Markets

2008-11-19 00:28:03 -

Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI), a publishing and consulting firm focused on serving the institutional property marketplace, has launched The Institutional Real Estate Letter " Asia Pacific at the Editorial Advisory Board meeting held in Kyoto, Japan, November 4"6. The first issue is scheduled for January 1, 2009. The publication will be a preeminent information source for Asian institutional real estate investors, including pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, publicly listed and nonlisted property companies, and investment managers.
The publication already has received substantial sponsorship support from leading firms in the industry: CB Richard Ellis Investors, LLC; Doran Capital Partners, Ltd.; ING Real Estate Investment Management; Morgan Stanley; Pramerica Real Estate Investors; RealFoundations, Ltd.; and Tishman Speyer.
"Domestic Asian investors as well as institutional real estate investors worldwide recognize the economic growth potential and the multitude of related investment opportunities that are inherent in the region"s evolution," notes Alex Eidlin, managing director of IREI, who will serve as associate publisher of the new venture. "Through our publications, research and consulting services, our goal is to provide institutional investors with decision-making tools and information and analysis on the issues, ideas, people and events that are driving the Asian commercial property marketplace."
The Institutional Real Estate Letter " Asia Pacific will be published monthly and include feature articles, news, performance data and trend analysis.
"While the new publication will share some of the attributes of our U.S.-focused and European-focused publications, The Institutional Real Estate Letter and The Institutional Real Estate Letter " Europe, it will be tailored to meet the needs of Asian investors," states Geoffrey Dohrmann, president and CEO of IREI. "The publication"s editorial content will be shaped each year by an Advisory Board composed of representatives from some of Asia"s largest and most active property investors."
IREI held its inaugural Asia Pacific Editorial Advisory Board meeting on November 4"6, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Kyoto in Kyoto, Japan. Industry leaders that will serve on the publication"s inaugural Advisory Board and participated in the meeting include Shigeru Ando of Citigroup Principal Investments Japan Co., Ltd.; Takashi Aoi of Eiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.; Justin Deeb of Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC); Anthony Frammartino of The Townsend Group; Shinji Kawano of Tokio Marine Property Investment Management; Toshio Komachi at Pension Fund Association, Japan (PFA); Prapanant Phungchittisarn at Government Pension Fund (Thailand); Bastian Wolff of Partners Group; and Kazunari Yaguchi of Development Bank of Japan, as well as representatives from the new publication"s sponsoring firms.
Register at cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT"id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. to receive a free trial subscription to The Institutional Real Estate Letter " Asia Pacific.
Founded in 1987, IREI produces a number of industry special reports, directories and publications, including The Institutional Real Estate Letter, The Institutional Real Estate Letter " Europe, Institutional Real Estate Newsline, European Real Estate Quarterly, Global Quarterly, High Return Quarterly, Institutional Real Estate Dealmakers, Institutional Investing in Infrastructure and IREI Weekly. The firm also sponsors several industry conferences, including Dealmakers Summit, Investing in Infrastructure, and Visions, Insights & Perspectives, as well as the Market Navigator Series of workshops led by Geoffrey Dohrmann. For more information, visit IREI"s website at cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww ...

Institutional Real Estate, Inc.

Alex Eidlin, 925-244-0500, ext. 121

Managing Director and Associate Publisher

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