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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.

Blueprint: NPS’s multi-faceted $1.5bn account with Tishman Speyer, Greystar’s $3.6bn full fund exit to Ivanhoé Cambridge, Ares’ foray into UK SFR

Inside the mind of Carlyle’s Robert Stuckey; more delays for IPSX’s debut launch; NPS’s big splash in the US logistics market; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: LaSalle’s change in approach to GP co-investment, BVK’s entry into real estate secondaries, the 2021 PERE Awards’ greener hue

LaSalle puts the spotlight on employee co-investment; BVK dives into real estate secondaries; Ares makes a big commitment to the Spanish affordable housing market; the 2021 PERE Awards; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: KKR’s pie in the ski, PGIM’s entry into Australian data centers, GLP’s latest history-making close

KKR makes a different kind of bet on New York office; PGIM, Equinix team up for an Australia venture; GLP outdoes itself with first close of latest Japan development fund; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: Starwood’s biggest fund to date, BGO’s next move toward equality, why Oak Street sold to Blue Owl

Starwood stands atop the 2021 fundraising heap; BGO takes on the sector’s gender parity challenge; the acquisition of a PERE 100 high-riser; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: Blackstone’s new perpetual life vehicle, Rob Speyer’s big office bet, Evergrande’s latest play for liquidity

Blackstone continues to reach new heights with its retail capital platform; APG and Aermont take a fresh run at hospitality and student accommodations; how China Evergrande is angling to avoid bankruptcy; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: KKR’s $4.3bn Americas fund, PERE’s GI 100, Harrison Street’s $2.5bn alts raise, Tishman Speyer’s $500m partner

KKR improves its standing as a manager of choice with the closing of its third Americas opportunity fund on $4.3 billion; Harrison Street’s alts expertise paves way for record fundraise; Korean investor Hana commits $500 million to Tishman Speyer partnership; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint: NPS, Hines’ $2.5bn San Francisco office deal, BGO’s $500m US debt fund, Evergrande concerns

NPS and Hines take their build-to-core venture to San Francisco; BGO’s target for its first value-add US debt fund; industry undaunted by the collapse of Evergrande in China; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.