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Blueprint: Oaktree’s biggest real estate debt fund yet, Blackstone’s record-setting raise, regulators target private funds

Oaktree’s shifting deployment strategy for third debt fund; a banner year for Blackstone’s core-plus platform; US regulators put private funds back in the crosshairs; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: Centerbridge hits it big with second fund, Blackstone flexes its perpetual muscles, Ivanhoé Cambridge joins Greystar in South America

How Centerbridge Partners surpassed its Fund II target by $800m; Blackstone’s latest BREIT acquisition; Greystar and Ivanhoé Cambridge bring global institutional capital to Chile; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: Hines puts obsolescence in crosshairs, BC Partners focuses on decarbonization, Griffin and Immobel’s management platform launches

Tackling obsolescence takes center stage in Hines’ new tactical fund; how BC Partners is folding decarbonization into its €900 million European value-add debut; why Griffin and Immobel are launching management platforms; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: Harrison Street’s $1bn data center commitment, CBRE’s statement in global logistics, the latest on GLP’s IPO

Harrison Street continues its expansion into digital assets; CBRE makes a statement in global logistics; what you need to know about GLP’s IPO aspirations; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: Blackstone and Brookfield’s office deal, KKR’s self-storage ambitions, AXA’s $2bn US expansion

AXA continues its global industrial expansion with a $2 billion acquisition in the US; KKR puts self-storage under the microscope with $300 million platform; Kayne Anderson backs $1 billion European student lending platform; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: Carlyle’s big bet on niche properties; PERE’s Global Awards launch; AXA’s Nordic expansion

Carlyle focuses on niche properties for its largest-ever fund; the PERE Global Awards go live; AXA expands logistics portfolio into Nordics; Schroders launches its own impact benchmark; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: Blackstone’s Berlin buy, Cabot’s $2.8bn exits, Heitman’s self-storage expansion, Meta’s big commitment to physical office

Blackstone goes long on Berlin; Cabot exits entire fund with a single $2.8 billion sale; Heitman expands its self-storage business; the biggest takeaways from the 2021 PERE America Forum; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: KKR, Blackstone compete for data centers, Greystar tries something new in Asia-Pacific, Mapletree’s REIT deploys $1bn

KKR, Blackstone lead pack of investors competing for UK-based data center operator Global Switch; Greystar is taking a different tack with its Asian investment strategy; Mapletree continues REIT expansion; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: A rare exit for Apollo, KKR’s video game production buy, the next phase of movie studio investment

Square Mile Capital and Hackman Capital Partners take on another ViacomCBS asset; Apollo makes a rare platform exit; KKR acquires a video game production space; the big takeaways from PERE Asia; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: KKR, GIP, American Tower take major data center market share; APG’s continued expansion march; Pretium capitalizes on Zillow’s misstep

KKR, GIP lead a busy day of data center M&A; PAG Real Estate makes a digital infrastructure play of its own; Schroders continues its expansion march; Pretium capitalizes on Zillow’s flop; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.