In the wake of the covid-19 outbreak, fundraising managers can be sorted into three categories: those finishing final closes, those launching new funds and those somewhere in between. All three must deal with unprecedented circumstances. But midstream fundraisers face the greatest challenges, especially managers that have already started deploying capital. Valuation is the key issue. […]
5 min read · 06 July 2020
The Des Moines, Iowa-based fund manager’s business vertical focused on investing in real estate operating companies will resume operations in the US and hunt for debut deals in Europe.
2 min read · 06 July 2020
An elaborate swap-style deal between the bank and manager accounts for two-thirds of office transaction volume in the Italian city year-to-date.
2 min read · 06 July 2020
From virtual tours to janitorial robots, several technological advancements could smooth the transition back to office work
5 min read · 06 July 2020
The seventh in the value-add, pan-European fund series, inherited in the manager’s 2017 purchase of peer Rockspring Property Investment Managers, has attracted €750m, 50% more than originally targeted.
3 min read · 03 July 2020
Offices are facing a reckoning. For institutional managers, this means a re-evaluation of how investments in the sector will be underwritten.
3 min read · 02 July 2020
The joint venture’s first acquisition, made through a newly-created Dutch residential investment strategy, was completed during covid-19’s lockdown period.
3 min read · 01 July 2020
Institutional investors and managers are grappling with the underwriting implications of pre-covid office working practices being dumped.
10 min read · 30 June 2020
The man behind some of the New York-based giant’s highest-profile property deals in Europe is calling time on his 25-year career at the firm.
3 min read · 29 June 2020
The US real estate manager aims to invest the vehicle’s capital in distressed opportunities over the next three years.
2 min read · 24 June 2020
