Investors

The Dutch pension fund manager has committed close to $700m in the region’s data center platforms since the second quarter of 2020.

Foregone bonuses are just a small piece of a larger discussion on alignment between managers and their investors, writes former ADIA real estate global chief operating officer Martin Schwarzburg.

Institutions continue to have appetite for core. But behavioral trends are seeing demand for traditional balanced funds weaken, says James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.

Janine Yorio, head of real estate at the crowdfunding platform Republic, tells PERE how NFTs have led to a rise in virtual real estate investment.

QuadReal was able to avoid the paralysis of the investment market during the pandemic by focusing on build-to-core strategies. This has enabled CEO Dennis Lopez to stay on target in making the British Columbian pension system a global force in private real estate.

The German investor has committed $300m to a ‘first of its kind’ joint venture targeting purpose-built rental communities in the US.

Insufficient staffing and a lack of opportunities are cited as key obstacles.

Although the strategy is not front of mind for most investors, a new type of manager-led deal is set to attract more institutional capital.

Managers’ performance history is still top of mind for investors, and key-person clauses have overtaken fees as the most contentious issue.

The Canadian investor recently launched its first direct office platform in India in partnership with Embassy Group, as an ever-increasing number of global institutions commit capital to the country.