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Lowell Baron looks to make his mark

Brookfield’s new real estate CEO readies a major initiative just months after taking the helm of one of the world’s largest managers.

Rising stars on the future of sustainability in private markets

Up-and-coming talent from across PEI Group’s under-40 lists share the sustainability and impact trends that are gaining momentum in alternatives.

Alternatives managers change tack on ESG comms

As anti-ESG rhetoric in the US intensifies, private markets players appear to be dialling down their messaging, but not their actions.

Sustainability: Managers double down on value creation and metrics

After an era of exuberance, expansion and ‘rockstar’ roles, sustainability in private markets is being more closely tethered to value creation.

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Proptech fundraising slows in challenging conditions

Capital commitments across PERE’s Proptech 20 ranking fell this year, but managers are hoping AI demand and a revived IPO market will encourage investment.

Managers have a ‘short memory’ when it comes to office

Panelists at the Yale Real Estate and NYU Schack Women in Real Estate conferences question optimistic underwriting among office buyers.

The ‘$1 trillion club’: Evolving capital markets create a higher tier of managers

This episode of The PERE Podcast looks at how a quest by private markets’ biggest managers to service private wealth and insurance capital alongside institutional investors is creating a set of industry behemoths.

The private real estate industry ‘got a lot wrong’

A panelist at last week’s Yale Real Estate Conference says a lack of due diligence is partly to blame for current fundraising struggles.

Private capital’s role in the fight against climate change

As the all-important 2030 deadline to limit global warming looms, are private markets on track to help meet the world’s critical climate needs?