Regions

UK’s Border to Coast backs first US value-add fund

The LGPS pool has pledged $90m to a fund managed by Heitman as it continues to build out its global real estate portfolio.

The hidden driver behind the convergence of real assets

On-site power generation is pushing real estate and infrastructure teams together.

Starwood, the next generation

Barry Sternlicht and his successor, Jonathan Pollack, discuss the wide-ranging implications of the firm’s new leadership structure.

Värde raises €450m continuation fund to back Spanish developer

Investors in the fund include US asset manager Cross Ocean Partners and indirect real estate funds managed by CBRE Investment Management.

‘It’s an alpha trade’: Private equity comes for logistics REITs

The PERE Podcast breaks down Blackstone’s pursuit of Warehouse REIT amid a string of industrial focused take-privates.

Texas TRS forms $260m Swedish logistics venture

The public pension committed an initial $100m to launch the venture with Stockholm-based manager Brunswick Real Estate.

The UK PBSA sector’s challenges have been greatly exaggerated

Not only do the country’s top-ranking institutions remain financially healthy, but the sector will also benefit from new demand drivers, writes Jessica Hardman, CEO at Aboria Capital.

UK’s Border to Coast seeks first real asset lead amid buildout

The local government pension scheme pool, with over £50bn of committed LGPS capital, is expanding its capabilities ahead of seven more funds joining its client base.

Inside a landmark £4.7bn UK property fund merger

This week’s episode of The PERE Podcast analyses a rare merger between two open-ended property funds in the context of changing aspirations for UK pensions capital.

NBIM bets on European retail, office and resi in diversification push 

Grosvenor, Shaftesbury investments have helped to rebalance the sovereign wealth giant’s sector exposure.