Deals

Restoring the balance between public and private markets

Companies are staying private for longer, but our economies need fully functioning and vibrant public markets as well.

Public markets: After years of private market growth, public markets may gain ground

Thanks to the evolution of a robust private market ecosystem that includes private credit, secondaries and unprecedented amounts of capital, companies are growing bigger and staying private for longer than ever before. Nevertheless, the dream to go public is still very much alive.

Madison International to make first investments in Asia

Founder Ron Dickerman expects his firm will begin deploying capital next year amid a ‘very intriguing’ time to explore real estate secondaries in the region.

Alte Börse, Munich: Former stock exchange building welcomes new owner after 18 years

Peakside Capital Advisors intends to hold the 127-year-old Neo-Baroque-style property for the long term on behalf of a pension fund client.

Berkshire Global Advisors: New and returning buyers bolster M&A recovery

Traditional and alternative managers, as well as institutional investors, provide a vote of confidence in the real estate market, according to Drew Murphy, partner and head of the private markets advisory practice at Berkshire Global Advisors.

How will emerging managers fare in a consolidating market?

Competition for capital is fierce, but new firm formation is poised to continue nonetheless.

Creating the one-stop-shops of the future

Private markets M&A continues to gather pace as asset management mega-platforms attempt to meet all their investors’ needs.

Industry consolidation: New investor classes drive acquisitions and partnerships

The top force fuelling M&A among private markets managers is the ambition to become as relevant to private wealth and insurance money tomorrow as institutional capital today.

Makarora, Ares ink $2.1bn deal to take Plymouth Industrial REIT private

The transaction elbows out a rival bid by Sixth Street, made in August and widely expected to go forward.

‘Fox in the henhouse’: Blackstone’s UK REIT push takes a surprising turn

The PERE Podcast examines the mega-manager’s unexpected deal with Tritax Big Box, the same firm it outlasted in a bidding war for London-listed Warehouse REIT just weeks ago.