The firm offered virtual site visits to investors via video for the first time after travel was restricted in China due to the covid-19 outbreak.
2 min read · 20 April 2020
Closings at the end of the month for Blackstone’s latest European opportunity fund and the latest pan-Asia opportunity fund of PAG Group meant a relatively high aggregate for private real estate fundraising.
1 min read · 17 April 2020
China, Hong Kong and Singapore were the property markets most affected by the pandemic, with investment volumes plummeting by more than 60%.
2 min read · 17 April 2020
The Canadian pension investment corporation has closed on a $421m development joint venture with a Florida-based apartment developer and operator.
3 min read · 16 April 2020
With $4.5trn of stimulus, the CARES Act and Federal Reserve are propping up US commercial real estate, but for how long?
5 min read · 16 April 2020
The Dutch pension fund was a first-time investor with the Boston-based private equity real estate firm, which raised 25% of the vehicle’s capital from Europe.
2 min read · 16 April 2020
Digital infrastructure development and changes to the hukou system are among the factors maintaining real estate momentum in China’s cities.
7 min read · 15 April 2020
The forces assailing the market are not undermining its long-term potential, though they are hastening widespread structural changes.
9 min read · 15 April 2020
The New York-based manager’s €9.8bn closing for its BREP Europe VI fund sees it stay equity-rich as new opportunities emerge from the crisis.
3 min read · 15 April 2020