Managers

The newly-rebranded UK real estate investment manager is raising and deploying its largest value-add fund to date and has also relaunched its core product.

Upgraded networks will have a profound impact on the real estate industry, driving the development of real-time building management and smart cities.

Thousands in the private real estate industry have already voted in PERE’s largest awards to date, so don’t miss your chance to have a say.

Value-add assets in the region during this fully-priced part of the investing cycle require existing income and disciplined leverage for the best chance of success, argues Mike Bryant, co-head of real estate at manager Partners Group.

As the prices of assets in US gateway cities rise, eyes will turn to attractive office investment opportunities in secondary cities, especially those experiencing rapid job growth.

Texas TRS seeded the fund with $990m and other investors followed suit, looking for liquidity and a passive approach to core real estate investment.

The manager is eyeing the acquisition of a multifamily portfolio after deploying more than half the capital raised over three investments so far.

December 31 is the cutoff for investors to achieve the full tax benefits of the program, but many managers have raised no capital.

Plenty of Europe’s real estate debt providers have lent against buildings occupied by the co-working operator. Sister publication Real Estate Capital examines whether the company’s $9.5bn rescue by SoftBank will alleviate concerns caused by its recent troubles.

Sophie van Oosterom, chief executive officer and chief investment officer EMEA, CBRE Global Investors, argues against the need for the important persons clauses in the terms of a fund offered by large real estate investment managers.