Eyes popped last week when the Durst Organization refinanced $1.3 billion in loans on the Bank of America Tower in Manhattan.

While some institutions may at least temporarily shy away from new closed-end fund investments, the closed-end model is far from dead.

General partners have to ‘open their minds’ to investor concerns about fees, control and transparency while limited partners have to move

Credit Suisse placement veterans David Hodes and Doug Weill have launched their own advisory firm in anticipation of a "significant