Regions

Redefining retail in a decade of disruption

Having grappled with both the rise of e-commerce and the impact of covid-19, the once-maligned sector is attracting renewed interest.

UK pension starts alts buildout with property allocation

Having picked its first private markets fund, NOW: Pensions will move into other illiquid assets, potentially alongside Mercer, director of investment Martyn James tells PERE.

The decade that ushered in seismic change

Private real estate investment has shifted from the old world order to find its place in the new.

‘Not just an LP’: Real estate enters its operational era

Investing in operationally managed real estate is not a proposition every investor can stomach, but the hunger is spreading.

Investor portfolios shift from passive returns to active management

Property allocations have taken on a more nuanced role in investors’ portfolios as the asset class has matured.

When real estate capital formation became bigger and broader

As investors have grown more sophisticated, the fundraising process has also become more intensive over the past decade.

Private equity’s growing dominance in real estate M&A

As mega-managers like Blackstone have grown larger, so have their roles in driving industry consolidation.

The decade the world split apart

From Brexit and wars to a US-China divide and the rise of India, these themes dominated the geopolitical landscape of the last 10 years in real estate.

DEI progress has stalled, not surrendered

Over the past decade, real estate DEI initiatives may have had some shortcomings, but the impacts were still positive. Now, political hurdles threaten to undo them.

Alternative real estate sectors ride a wave of investor interest

What was once viewed as a ‘nuts’ strategy is now accounting for a growing share of fundraising and transaction activity.