Asia-Pacific

KIC to expand real estate footprint in Europe

Korea’s sovereign wealth fund plans to invest in niche sectors and new geographies in the region as it aims to boost its overall alternatives allocation.

Asian capital is ‘really, really worried about inflation’

The topic is top of mind for the region’s investors and has raised concerns that property markets abroad may have become too expensive.

Data centers enter a new age with major M&A activity

Performance and demand for the digital real estate type are materializing into mega-deals, despite lingering ESG concerns.

NPS finds new real estate leadership in Oh

Korea’s National Pension Service has appointed its real estate platform’s head of North America as acting global head following predecessor Scott Kim’s recommendation.

GLP-backed CMC bolsters real estate business with new hire

Currently, the Chinese firm manages three real estate funds with allocations to the Greater China area, Australia and the US.

Gaw Capital’s flagship fund corrals $1.2bn in first close

The firm has added medical, life sciences and research-related real estate assets to its latest flagship fund strategy.

APG ventures into Asian life sciences real estate with CBC

The healthcare specialist has hired InfraRed’s former chief investment officer in Asia to lead the new real estate platform.

CBRE IM to make first Asia data center investments

The New York-based firm’s Asia value-add series, known for its strategic evolution, is shifting into non-traditional property types.

Hodes Weill: Institutions are ‘playing catch up’ in real estate

The gap between target and actual allocations to the asset class is wider than ever, according to the firm’s annual investor survey.

GIC’s EQT-Exeter deals represent a bid for logistics market share

Two deals with EQT-Exeter valued at more than $10bn would see the sovereign wealth fund rebuild its exposure to real estate’s most prized asset class.