Managers

Stoneshield sets Southern European fundraising record with latest close

The regional specialist has secured €1.5bn for its fourth opportunity fund after less than six months on the road.

Delancey expands fundraising team with capital strategies director role

Ex-Fiera Real Estate executive Emma Murray has joined the London-based manager as it plans the launch of new strategies.

Starwood’s private REIT redemption woes are ‘one big exception’

Retail investors have evolved significantly since sparking a wave of redemptions in the private REIT industry a few years ago.

Kayne Anderson raises record $5.2bn fund for niche real estate

The Los Angeles-based manager’s over-subscribed seventh flagship opportunistic fund will focus on medical offices as well as senior and student housing.

‘A lot of unnecessary risk’: Lagging performance puts managers’ losses under scrutiny

The PERE Podcast spotlights the metric every investor is asking for and what it suggests about market sentiment, with StepStone Real Estate’s Jeff Giller.

CPP expands direct playbook with first European real estate co-investment

By acquiring a minority stake in Blackstone’s French logistics platform Proudreed, the Canadian pension fund is exploring ‘creative ways’ to invest in Europe, says regional head of real estate Tom Jackson.

AEW looks to diversify beyond core/core-plus in Europe

Since her promotion to CEO of AEW Europe, Vanessa Roux-Collet has made plans to expand the firm’s product range.

Newcore holds first close for sixth social infrastructure fund

The manager has secured approximately £100m of equity commitments for the UK-focused fund.

Digital Realty charts major private fundraising push

The world’s largest data center REIT by footprint is planning several fund series. Next incoming is a US open-end fund for which a cornerstone raise of up to $3bn is targeted.

Brookfield’s Teskey sees a ‘very rapid acceleration’ in real estate recovery

The firm’s president expects to execute on $20bn of transactions in the asset class over the next two months.