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AEW looks to diversify beyond core/core-plus in Europe

Since her promotion to CEO of AEW Europe, Vanessa Roux-Collet has made plans to expand the firm’s product range.

Newcore holds first close for sixth social infrastructure fund

The manager has secured approximately £100m of equity commitments for the UK-focused fund.

Digital Realty charts major private fundraising push

The world’s largest data center REIT by footprint is planning several fund series. Next incoming is a US open-end fund for which a cornerstone raise of up to $3bn is targeted.

Brookfield’s Teskey sees a ‘very rapid acceleration’ in real estate recovery

The firm’s president expects to execute on $20bn of transactions in the asset class over the next two months.

Japan’s Advantage eyes real estate to help double AUM

The Japanese buyout specialist, which expanded into the asset class last month, will focus on opportunities in corporate-owned real estate.

Sixth Street’s Alvarado: Future winners ‘need to be more than capital’

The PERE Podcast unpacks how Sixth Street is refining its real estate platform amid a wave of macro geopolitical volatility, AI adoption, data demand and broader private credit turbulence.

Ares’ Phillips: ‘We’re on track for another record year of fundraising’

The Los Angeles-based firm raised $5bn of equity and debt commitments for real estate in Q1 2026 and expects to close on more capital later this year.

Blue Owl raises $9bn across four real estate funds

The New York-based firm’s net lease strategy has been a major driver of its real estate capital raising activity.

Private real estate’s compensation recovery gathers steam

In 2025, industry professionals saw median remuneration gains in all but one category, according to Sousou Partners and PERE’s latest compensation survey.

Berkshire Global: Real estate M&A sees a temporary changing of the guard

Non-alts buyers are stepping into the breach as large, publicly traded investment managers take a breather, according to Drew Murphy, partner and head of the private markets advisory practice at Berkshire Global Advisors.