Deals

Gaw enters the Middle East with a $150m investment

On the back of growing expatriate demand and foreign investment, the firm has acquired a residential development in Abu Dhabi.

Hillhouse’s Rava debuts in Gulf with a school platform

Companies backed by Rava Partners are considering setting up teams in the region to support their platform expansion plans.

British Library, London: The historic library begins latest chapter with new extension

Mitsui Fudosan will invest $1.4bn to develop an extension to the library, in the St Pancras district of London.

Berkshire Global Advisors: M&A is turning up the heat

As corporate real estate deals ramp up in both size and volume, potential targets are focused on generating growth and boosting negotiating power, according to Drew Murphy, partner and head of real estate at Berkshire Global Advisors.

Deep Dive: Generali’s grand designs for third-party capital

Despite stiff competition in a challenging marketplace, the Italian insurer’s real estate manager is taking its fundraising ambitions to the next level.

Are insurers delivering a Danish Compromise?

Changing regulatory conditions in Europe are shaking up the real estate asset manager landscape through M&A.

Kayne Anderson pledges $1.5bn to light industrial JV

The Los Angeles-based firm has partnered with industrial manager BKM Capital to acquire discounted assets throughout the US.

NREP’s Nokkanen: ‘We are not going to kill any deals’

The CIO of the Copenhagen-based manager says he expects up to €400m of live Nordic real estate transactions will still happen despite the surge in trade uncertainly provoked by the US government’s imposition of tariffs on international imports.

Nuveen nixes London office sale to Blackstone, pulls listing

Had the £322m deal for the Can of Ham building proceeded, it would have been one of London’s largest office transactions in years.

Why Ares, Goldman and Blackstone are charging back into retail real estate

On The PERE Podcast, Greg Dool, Samantha Rowan and Guelda Voien break down a pair of deals that signify a renaissance for the once-exiled sector.