In the wake of the covid-19 outbreak, fundraising managers can be sorted into three categories: those finishing final closes, those launching new funds and those somewhere in between. All three must deal with unprecedented circumstances. But midstream fundraisers face the greatest challenges, especially managers that have already started deploying capital. Valuation is the key issue. […]
5 min read · 06 July 2020
From virtual tours to janitorial robots, several technological advancements could smooth the transition back to office work
5 min read · 06 July 2020
Offices are facing a reckoning. For institutional managers, this means a re-evaluation of how investments in the sector will be underwritten.
3 min read · 02 July 2020
Institutional investors and managers are grappling with the underwriting implications of pre-covid office working practices being dumped.
10 min read · 30 June 2020
Real estate investment volumes dropped 34% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020 as the region was affected earlier than the rest of the world by the pandemic
1 min read · 30 June 2020
Fighting discrimination and enhancing diversity has gone up on private real estate investors’ agendas with some demanding more diverse management teams.
6 min read · 29 June 2020
Distressed hotel deals are now visible, but access to many would-be discounted transactions in the sector looks restricted.
3 min read · 25 June 2020
Institutions are optimistic about a quick return to normalcy but most are sticking with managers they know, two recent surveys reveal.
3 min read · 24 June 2020
Closing in the years just before the coronavirus pandemic will be less an indicator of performance for funds than other key factors.
7 min read · 23 June 2020
Swifter government action and tighter living conditions are making the property sector in the region more resilient for institutional investors than its western counterparts at present.
3 min read · 18 June 2020
