Deals

Greystar sells entire US fund to Ivanhoe Cambridge for $3.6bn

The residential specialist is exiting one of its flagship value-add funds through a single sale for the second time since 2015.

GIC’s EQT-Exeter deals represent a bid for logistics market share

Two deals with EQT-Exeter valued at more than $10bn would see the sovereign wealth fund rebuild its exposure to real estate’s most prized asset class.

CPP Investments makes €1bn student housing bet with Round Hill

The joint venture between the Canadian pension plan and the London-based firm will be one of the largest-ever partnerships in the sector in Europe.

Investcorp acquires stake in Artemis through GP stakes platform

The strategic partnership is the first investment the Investcorp Strategic Capital Group has made into a real estate manager.

Evergrande troubles are not impacting logistics activity

Nearly $4bn has been raised across three China logistics vehicles in the past two months alone.

Floatation beckons for Shanghai city landmark

The Xintiandi shopping district is set to be part of an initial public offering by its developer Shui On Land.

Azora enters US real estate market via M&A deal

The European private equity real estate manager also plans to begin launching sector-specific funds targeting the country by year-end.

Evergrande: ‘Where there is smoke, there are opportunities’

Private real estate investors can expect the Chinese developer to offload some of its better-quality assets but should not anticipate any major fire sales.

Mapletree seeds latest US logistics fund with $3bn of assets

The firm has ramped up its US investments from $0.5bn in 2016 to $14.8bn in 2021 under Smith’s leadership.

Beijing expected to ‘step in’ to prevent China Evergrande contagion

Senior executives at two of Canada’s biggest institutional real estate investors said they expected state intervention to prevent the developer’s $300bn debt pile from becoming a global issue.