Interview

Kayne Anderson’s Rabil: ‘You either adjust or you die’

With the manager’s real estate arm set to be acquired by Bridgepoint in a $1.4bn deal, CEO Al Rabil says investors’ changing allocation habits are driving a need to scale.

VRS’s Noland: Real estate is outperforming benchmarks despite headwinds

The real assets director at the $130bn public pension intends to gradually expand its exposure to the asset class.

KKR’s real estate recalibration

One of the world’s largest managers has had a bumpy road to global expansion. Two top executives talk to PERE about the path forward.

Artemis’s Deborah Harmon: ‘If I can do it, then I can pave the way’

This year’s PERE Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Artemis Real Estate Partners co-founder Deborah Harmon, has proven that championing diversity and delivering strong performance are not mutually exclusive.

APG shifts focus to core real estate in Asia Pacific

With a strategic pivot toward developed markets and engaging them via open-end funds, the investor is reshaping its investment approach in Asia.

Mapfre to propose expansion of real estate strategy

Spain’s largest insurer to date has amassed an approximately €2bn property portfolio, focusing on prime office assets in major European cities.

Beyond BGO: Sonny Kalsi’s final act

The industry veteran has just agreed to the biggest job of his financial career. He expects it to be his last.

Greykite’s Michael Abel: Fast out of the gate

Having secured $1.4bn and counting, Greykite is on track to score a record capital haul for a first-time real estate fundraise in Europe. Founder and CEO Michael Abel speaks with PERE.

Starwood, the next generation

Barry Sternlicht and his successor, Jonathan Pollack, discuss the wide-ranging implications of the firm’s new leadership structure.

UK pension starts alts buildout with property allocation

Having picked its first private markets fund, NOW: Pensions will move into other illiquid assets, potentially alongside Mercer, director of investment Martyn James tells PERE.