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New Jersey to invest $400m in European funds
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The New Jersey Division of Investment (NJDOI) has committed the total equivalent of $400 million to three European real estate funds, consisting of €75 million to Perella Weinberg’s Perella Weinberg Real Estate Fund II, £75 million (€88.93 million; $114.59 million) to M&G Investment Management’s M&G Real Estate Debt Fund (REDF) II and £125 million to M&G Real Estate Debt Fund III. The New Jersey State Investment Council (SIC), which oversees NJDOI’s investments, approved the commitments at its board meeting yesterday.
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