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Macro uncertainty fuels doubt over real estate’s competitiveness

During a webinar launching PwC and ULI’s latest report on European real estate, panelists debated where the best value can be found.

Japan’s GPIF taps BGO for domestic real estate push

The commitment marks the second time the pension giant has partnered with a foreign manager to invest directly in Japan’s real estate market.

APG’s Asia real estate boss to depart

Graeme Torre’s successor Brian Hung has led the team’s entry into a number of new strategies in Korea and Australia over the past 12 years.

EDF Invest makes residential debut in €600m JV with Savills IM

The investment arm of the French energy giant has acquired a 50% stake in the holding company of Savills IM’s European Living Fund.

Rising stars on the future of sustainability in private markets

Up-and-coming talent from across PEI Group’s under-40 lists share the sustainability and impact trends that are gaining momentum in alternatives.

Alternatives managers change tack on ESG comms

As anti-ESG rhetoric in the US intensifies, private markets players appear to be dialling down their messaging, but not their actions.

Sustainability: Managers double down on value creation and metrics

After an era of exuberance, expansion and ‘rockstar’ roles, sustainability in private markets is being more closely tethered to value creation.

Private capital’s role in the fight against climate change

As the all-important 2030 deadline to limit global warming looms, are private markets on track to help meet the world’s critical climate needs?

Private markets’ burgeoning capital concentration challenge

By appealing to retail and large institutional investors, mega-managers may end up with the lion’s share of capital, with implications for themselves and their investors, writes Cambridge Associates’ Andrea Auerbach.

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.