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Most institutions expect to maintain their commitment levels to the asset class in 2021, but appetite is expected to surge post-covid.

The Canadian pension, which is significantly underallocated in the sector, will aim to more than double the UK-based firm’s AUM in the next five years.

The sector has only been institutionalized in recent years but is bolstered by long-term e-commerce growth in the country.

Strained geopolitical relations have pushed Chinese foreign direct investment in private real estate to historic lows. Yet, as Arshiya Khullar finds, not all Chinese investors are stopping their activities in the West.

Though new relationships are still on hold throughout much of the world, many kinds of investors are still finding ways to grow their real estate exposure.

Welcome to the Global Investor 100, PERE’s annual ranking of the asset class’s top institutional investors, based on the market value of their private real estate investment portfolios.

Karsten Kallevig, the executive who served in the position for a decade, has been appointed a special advisor while his previous job will not be filled.

The industrial real estate heavyweight plans to grow the Japan-focused fund’s AUM from $2.6bn to more than $10bn in the next several years.

Over 70% of larger institutions plan to raise or maintain their real estate allocation to the country in 2021, according to a new JLL report.

The acquisition, done in partnership with AEW and SDP, marks the sovereign wealth fund’s third office deal in the Chinese capital in less than a year.