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Australia’s IFM targets ‘blurring boundaries’ between real estate and infra

With its new merger, the Melbourne-based infrastructure firm hopes to grow and globalize property fund manager IFM’s unlisted platform.

SBCERA weighs 21% increase to annual real estate commitments

The pension fund could allocate $1.45bn to real estate funds over the coming decade.

PIMCO Prime, CDPQ detail differing strategies for core assets  

Speakers at NYU Schack’s capital markets conference disagree on whether to hold or dispose of core assets.

In private real estate, not everyone is sold on the UK

While the country has seen faster repricing than other markets, some see the UK as less attractive for investment for other reasons.

Real estate execs start to see more data around green premiums

Market pricing is starting to reflect capital spent on decarbonizing assets, according to speakers at the Women in Private Markets Summit in London this week.

Starwood-led group makes $7bn ESR takeover bid

ESR shareholders Warburg Pincus and Qatar Investment Authority have joined the consortium in its updated bid for the Asian logistics giant.

MARK holds final close for Crossbay II, readies successor

The London-based firm turned away approximately €200m in commitments for its second pan-European logistics-focused fund.

Border to Coast’s Smith: This is the right time to buy

With its partner funds around £850m underweight to UK real estate, the LGPS pool is poised to begin deploying from its latest vehicle, says head of real estate Alistair Smith.

Australian superfund regulators increase unlisted asset scrutiny

APRA will soon publish a review into how superfunds value unlisted assets, with ASIC supporting the work as it considers systemic risk to the wider financial system.

Future Fund to consider housing investments under new mandate

For the first time, the Australian government has directed the superannuation fund to target specific asset classes when making investments.