Managers

Projections of occupier demand propel cities with established defense industries notably higher up LaSalle’s European Cities Growth Index.

The Australian superannuation fund has acquired a 49% stake in the partnership, which comes seeded with a 2.8m-sq-ft Southern California portfolio.

The Tokyo-headquartered private equity real estate firm has significantly exceeded its return targets on a milestone first sale for its maiden opportunistic fund.

In targeting French retail investors, the manager seeks to broaden its capital base amid a ‘very competitive’ market for institutional capital.

As US and Canadian managers scale up in European real estate credit, The PERE Podcast spotlights recent plays by QuadReal, Brookfield and others, as well as the factors driving them.

The Montreal-based manager will partner with the Canadian chapter of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters on union-built, pension-funded residential, industrial and infrastructure projects.

The firm’s regional real estate activity over the past 12 months was more than treble its average in prior years.

Jorge Duarte spearheaded the rollout of the Houston-based manager’s European core-plus vehicle, Hines European Property Partners, in 2022.

The real estate arm of the Swedish private equity firm was previously among a handful of top managers without an executive in the key role.

The investment will help the superannuation fund diversify its property holdings, particularly in the retail and industrial sectors.