Deals

Great outdoors: Brookfield treks back into IOS with $1.2bn deal

The PERE Podcast highlights growing institutional appetite for exposure to outdoor storage portfolios, with insights from Realterm CIO Price Booker.

GCM Grosvenor backs UK student housing venture with affordability angle

Focused on HMOs, the venture with Tokoro Capital marks GCM Grosvenor’s first investment in the UK student accommodation space.

New World addresses investor interest amid Blackstone speculation

Hong Kong developer responds to report that the PE firm is in talks to become its largest shareholder.

Blackstone eyes more REIT privatizations amid ‘lagging’ public markets

The mega-manager has $53bn in dry powder to deploy into real estate equity and debt and sees listed platforms as prime targets.

CPP Investments backs US medical office JV

The Canadian pension committed $143m to the venture with IRA Capital alongside an unnamed Asian sovereign wealth fund.

‘A real coup’: GIC mega-deal puts net lease strategies back in the spotlight

The PERE Podcast breaks down the Singapore wealth fund’s $1.5bn JV with sale-leaseback specialist Realty Income, the latest in a wave of capital formation targeting net-lease property portfolios.

Singapore’s GIC backs $1.5bn US logistics venture

The wealth fund plans to build net-leased industrial properties in partnership with Realty Income, a listed REIT that launched its first private real estate fund last year.

USS partners with Fiera for UK logistics development JV

The UK private pension scheme is considering further value-add investment opportunities for its domestic and international property portfolio.

Managers shrug off Trump’s proposed ban on institutional homebuying

Fund managers have largely focused on developing purpose-built single-family properties in recent years rather than buying existing assets.

Look Ahead 2026: Senior living discounts will vanish in the US 

Improved fundamentals and a lingering supply shortage are luring investors back into the sector en masse.