Investors are finding underwriting office demand a challenge in the current environment. But once social distancing subsides that should change, according to James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.
2 min read · 22 September 2020
By domiciling the fund in Luxembourg, the US-based firm raised all of the equity for the first close of its second commingled vehicle from the region.
3 min read · 22 September 2020
While the inability to conduct due diligence remains investors’ top concern, managers are playing a bigger role than ever to mitigate the risk and find the right strategies for them
3 min read · 18 September 2020
The insurer has closed its largest European debt deal yet, backing a portfolio of prime offices across the UK capital.
3 min read · 17 September 2020
A shift towards more equity-like return characteristics is on the cards for the asset class, writes Dr Paul Kennedy, managing director, JPMorgan Asset Management
4 min read · 07 September 2020
Capital providers are seeing writedowns in their portfolios and accepting that valuations and underlying assumptions will vary during this uncertain time.
4 min read · 02 September 2020
How does the private real estate industry measure performance when the pandemic has made valuing assets so difficult?
2 min read · 31 August 2020
Private real estate’s institutional investors are ready to engage with opportunistic strategies, and deals in the hospitality sector are an early target, writes James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.
2 min read · 25 August 2020
The industrial real estate heavyweight plans to grow the Japan-focused fund’s AUM from $2.6bn to more than $10bn in the next several years.
2 min read · 24 August 2020
Over 70% of larger institutions plan to raise or maintain their real estate allocation to the country in 2021, according to a new JLL report.
3 min read · 20 August 2020
