Investors

Hot office debate: ‘Not a dirty word’ vs ‘no, no, no, no’

Industry executives agree on a positive outlook for US real estate, but not on whether the upswing will include the out-of-favor sector.

Investors face a Catch-22 with fund extensions

An increasingly common decision for limited partners has potentially painful consequences for both themselves and the overall market.

Deep Dive: Inside the LPAC

Seven influential investors share the most pressing issues they are discussing with their managers.

Investors want their real estate chiefs to have debt expertise too

A trend of institutional investors elevating credit-focused executives is a natural and predictable mirror of what is happening with managers.

Alterra closes IOS fund ahead of target and hard-cap

Fundraising for Alterra IOS Venture III was completed within eight months, well ahead of the average time managers are in the market raising their funds.

Ivanhoé Cambridge’s Palladitcheff: ‘Head-hunters think I’m a transformational CEO’

In her departing interview, the outgoing president and chief executive officer of CDPQ’s real estate business talks about leaving the job, her next role and her ‘natural’ successor.

ACORE Capital closes largest debt fund of 2024 to date

At a size of $1.4bn, ACORE Credit Partners II is also the joint fourth-largest private real estate fund closed globally so far this year.

Under-allocated investors eye European residential deals

Markets that are non-regulated or have distress potential are at the top of the menu, investors told delegates at the PERE Network Europe Forum.

Real estate owners expect future pricing to reflect embodied carbon

Industry practitioners anticipate embodied carbon will become a greater focus for prospective buyers in the future.

AXA IM Alts’ Scemama: ‘We cannot compromise on the return’

The global head of the insurer’s alternative business said performance is the top priority as it works to decarbonize its €85bn real estate portfolio.