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$292m raised for RCG Longview fund.


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 Longview announced the closing of fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities.  for its most recent vehicle, RCG Longview II, LP, with a total of $292 million in raised equity.

"The successful closing of our largest fund to date is a clear testament to our investors' confidence in the fund's principals and the strategies we have employed, despite significant pressure from our competitors and a historically low interest rate environment", said Michael Boxer boxer, breed of medium-sized, muscular working dog perfected in Germany in the 19th cent. but whose origins may be traced back in Europe to the 16th cent. It stands from 21 to 25 in. (53.3–63.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27. , partner of Ramius Capital Group and founding partner of RCG Longview.

Since the fund's nception in 1999, the principals, Peter Cohen cohen
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 and Michael Boxer (Ramius Capital Group), Jeffrey Feil and Jay Anderson (The Feil Organization), Morton Olshan (Mall Properties) and Jon Estreich (Estreich & Company) have placed more than $600 million with RCG Longview Fund vehicles. The fund is driven by strategies employed by owners and operators of real estate and thus differentiates itself from its competition by focusing on opportunities where their experience and operational abilities can add value beyond financial structuring.

The fund has been active in practically every U.S. real state market. Products include short-term bridge loans, mezzanine loans A mezzanine loan is a relatively large loan, typically unsecured (ie., not backed by a pledging of assets) or with a deeply subordinated security structure (e.g., third lien on the property but non-recourse vis-a-vis the borrower).  and special situations.
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Title Annotation:Finance: real estate
Publication:Real Estate Weekly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 16, 2004
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