Managers

BDT & MSD backs launch of US light industrial platform 

Founded by former Black Creek and Ares execs, Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions has scored $250m from BDT & MSD to acquire multi-tenant warehouses.

Bridge raises $1.4bn US logistics fund with international backing

Utah-based manager, acquired by Apollo last year, exceeds the value-add vehicle’s $1bn target – and raises quadruple the capital of its predecessor fund.

Greystar raises record European residential fund

The South Carolina-based sector specialist secured €2.2bn for its second value-add fund in the region, with another €550m in co-investments.

HighBrook hires Morgan Stanley veteran for newly created role

The Florida-based manager has appointed its first global head of private capital markets after launching multiple new strategies.

Barings to acquire Moorabbin Airport with Aware and Rest for A$1.5bn

The property has been considered a real estate asset since current owner Goodman Group purchased it in 2010.

Why separate accounts are not what they used to be

Investors are finding ways to maintain control over investments even while granting more discretion to managers.

The PERE 100 returns to growth as the PERE 200 stalls

The top tier of capital raisers added $52bn to their collective fundraising total in the past year, but the second tier has struggled for momentum.

US credit roundtable: Competitive pressures weigh on managers

Rising competition is making it more difficult for US debt fund managers to deploy capital.

There’s a new second place on the PERE 100

The manager that has unseated Brookfield shares its fundraising scale, but that is where the similarities end.

Empira launches German core-plus living fund anchored by UBS

The strategy focused on acquiring midsize multifamily assets also scored backing from Empira parent Partners Group.