Regions

Heitman teams up with Japanese managers for landmark deals

Heitman and Japan’s SMFL MIRAI are eyeing more investments together in both Japan and the broader Asia-Pacific market.

Look Ahead 2026: Asian real estate M&A will accelerate, most notably in the living sector

Rava Partners’ Joe Gagnon expects consolidation to move beyond the logistics sector as investors eye opportunities in multifamily and student housing.

Look Ahead 2026: Inflation is the biggest concern for NPS

The investor will be especially cautious on new development but is more open to it in alternative sectors, with an eye toward the US.

KKR, PAG to buy Japanese brewer Sapporo’s real estate arm for $3.1bn

The deal will close in three stages through 2029, with the managers set to acquire an initial 51% in June 2026.

The most-read PERE stories from a tumultuous 2025

Among the hundreds of headlines we published this year, here are the articles that commanded the most attention from our readers.

Fortress’s Sloan: ‘Everyone stepped up’ after Pack’s passing

The New York-based manager’s global head of real estate says the firm still expects to double its AUM in the asset class over the next five years, despite the shocking death of co-CEO and former co-real estate head Joshua Pack.

Mubadala backs Barings in $500m global property credit JV

Both the Abu Dhabi wealth fund and Barings’ parent MassMutual will contribute capital to a venture focused on US, Europe and Asia-Pacific debt opportunities.

NBIM’s desire for flexibility will be a boon for real estate fundraising

A strategy shift by Norway’s $2trn wealth fund portends a broader appetite for indirect property investing among top allocators.

KWAP’s Hamid: ‘You cannot miss a vintage’

The Malaysian pension fund’s head of investments and acquisitions for real estate sees supportive conditions in Europe for non-core deployment.

Sun Life’s private markets manager targets double AUM under Kalsi leadership

Private real estate veteran Sonny Kalsi is to lead a growth strategy for Sun Life Capital Management, which aims to see its assets under management double to $600bn within five years.