Senior commercial real estate professionals are leaving established investment managers to launch their own firms. But the path is not always straightforward.
10 min read · 01 April 2026
As the dust settles on BNP Paribas’ acquisition of AXA IM, Isabelle Scemama says aligning different types of capital is a priority for the group’s recently merged alternatives business.
6 min read · 31 March 2026
‘Pension plans and insurance companies that are investors with us want comprehensive capital solutions in real estate debt, not single-strategy exposure,’ says Bonaccord’s Ajay Chitkara.
3 min read · 30 March 2026
Mike Droege and Jeff Kert outline the firm’s plan to invest in more than $10bn of newly originated, performing US non-agency mortgage loans.
3 min read · 30 March 2026
Potential investors see a brighter future for distressed properties as rental rates rise and job growth accelerates.
2 min read · 26 March 2026
The manager says there is ‘momentum’ behind its fundraising activities as it targets a €500m final close.
3 min read · 24 March 2026
VICI Properties has set up a longer-term investing initiative with Cain and Eldridge Industries as part of a $1.5bn mezzanine contribution.
3 min read · 23 March 2026
Global real estate head Chad Tredway and head of research Thomas Kennedy outline how a deeper shift into alternative sectors and more precise deployments will unfold in the next cycle.
4 min read · 20 March 2026
UK swap rates and eurozone rose ahead of the UK central bank’s announcement that it would hold rates at 3.75%.
4 min read · 19 March 2026
The Los Angeles-based manager picks up exposure to the kind of hard-to-replicate asset that previously was most often financed by bank lenders and the securitized market.
3 min read · 19 March 2026
