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The firm has recently ventured into the country’s logistics sector by acquiring three logistics properties for $240 million.

With the initial shock of the pandemic squarely in the rear-view mirror, American managers have the new challenge of finding deals.

The strategic partnership is the first investment the Investcorp Strategic Capital Group has made into a real estate manager.

The Toronto-headquartered firm has followed its US entry earlier this year with the launch of a European partnership with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund expected to start with a €427m recapitalization deal.

The mega-manager is ahead of schedule on deploying several opportunistic funds and using core-plus capital to close its biggest deals, its COO says.

The US firm has already started making investments from the vehicle, which will focus on hard assets and is expected to have significant exposure to China.

The newly listed asset manager acquired the Chicago-based net lease specialist for $1.6bn. Oak Street says the deal paves the way for further growth.

The Los Angeles-based firm has appointed a new head of China logistics to take on Matthew Yao’s responsibilities.

The partners, along with an unnamed sovereign wealth fund, have already committed $500m to a joint venture to buy and build rentable production space.

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