Nuveen’s acquisition of London-based asset manager Schroders is slated to form a $2.5 trillion asset management titan with a private real estate exposure at around $172 billion. Madrid-based insurer Mapfre is looking to diversify its property portfolio and seek opportunities outside the office market, investment manager-owning listed brokers experience stock rout because of AI bubble fears and more in today’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
6 min read · 17 February 2026
Spanish manager Azora tops the headlines this week with a record Southern European fund, while Canada’s Slate Asset Management is also en route to its largest European fundraise to date. PERE has the scoops on both below. Elsewhere, KKR highlights a “dearth of capital” for core real estate and a corresponding opportunity, the outdoor storage race continues and more in today’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
6 min read · 10 February 2026
The world’s largest real estate manager is set to get larger this year, with Blackstone president Jon Gray predicting increased capital deployment amid “tremendous momentum” for its property business to start 2026. Elsewhere, Madrid-based manager Stoneshield gets the year off to a flying start with its latest fund targeting the Southern European market; PERE’s latest investor survey shows growing confidence in private real estate; Brookfield returns to outdoor storage; a US pension hits obstacles in affordable housing, and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
7 min read · 03 February 2026
After changes within Nuveen’s real estate division, its former global CIO and head of investments Carly Tripp started her next chapter this month at another large manager. Find out which below. Elsewhere this week, StepStone is back in the news with the launch of a platform, investors shore up their data center strategies amid fears of an AI bubble, Canada’s CPP Investments makes targeted deployments in the US and Japan and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
6 min read · 27 January 2026
Topping the headlines in this edition is PERE’s latest full-year investor report, with exclusive data on where allocations will be focused in 2026, as well as a rundown of the most active fund backers in 2025. Elsewhere, London’s ActivumSG debuts a fund series, Dallas’s Crow Holdings plans a data center megaproject, Japanese investors set their sights on India and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
6 min read · 21 January 2026
Our first edition of 2026 brings welcome news for private real estate managers: PERE’s full-year fundraising data reveals capital allocations to the asset class rose significantly last year, suggesting a long-anticipated market recovery has finally arrived. Meanwhile, Bain Capital reaches a final close on its latest flagship fund, CBRE Investment Management achieves a dramatic jump with its second-ever secondaries vehicle, EQT bolsters its US investor coverage, Lone Star goes office shopping and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
5 min read · 13 January 2026
In this final edition of Blueprint for 2025, we send you into the holiday break with a pair of sector-specific fundraising scoops. First, PIMCO sets a new bar for efforts targeting European data centers after closing its debut sector fund on a record €1.8bn. Meanwhile, Bain Capital reaches $1.6bn with its first dedicated real estate fundraise targeting the retail sector. Elsewhere, key details emerge about listed giant Hongkong Land’s private real estate debut, and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
7 min read · 16 December 2025
Canada’s Sun Life Financial seizes the spotlight this week, as PERE reveals the insurance giant is embarking on an ambitious expansion of its private markets platform with a familiar face at the helm. Meanwhile, Blackstone unveils its latest take-private target in 155-year-old Hawaiian landlord Alexander & Baldwin; Mubadala and Aldar look to raise a $1bn Gulf-focused fund; KKR loses its European real estate head and taps two to replace him; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
6 min read · 10 December 2025
Sculptor Capital Management tops the headlines this week, as PERE can exclusively report the manager has closed its fifth, and by far its largest, flagship property fund yet, pulling in $5.4 billion for a strategy focused on niche property types. Meanwhile, London’s Grosvenor Group breaks into a new market; Chicago’s LaSalle reveals its next global CEO; Korea’s NPS backs a UK multifamily venture; an Artemis veteran finds a backer for his own senior housing platform; a slew of mega-managers announce big logistics tie-ups; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
7 min read · 03 December 2025
As the US pauses for turkey, football and expressions of gratitude, a handful of managers have something to be thankful for this season, too. Kayne Anderson is defying even its own expectations with its seventh and soon-to-be-largest flagship property fund yet, while Artemis Real Estate has lined up $1.2bn and counting for its third healthcare fund, and its first since its sale to Barings. Meanwhile, self-storage booms, investors mull the Mamdani effect and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
6 min read · 25 November 2025
