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Hines, which recently acquired a green apartment portfolio in Denmark, sees ESG investing as a form of ‘future-proofing’ during times of crisis.

Suspensions and redemptions for many open-end property funds have reignited debate over the product’s viability for the private real estate sector.

The New York-based manager’s €9.8bn closing for its BREP Europe VI fund sees it stay equity-rich as new opportunities emerge from the crisis.

Commercial tenants have been granted rent holidays as they deal with the impact of covid-19. Now, pressure is mounting for debt providers to grant similar treatment to their borrowers.

The chief executive of the Maryland-based manager expects a plethora of off-market opportunities to arise from pandemic-related distress.

Conversations with debt providers suggest many will favor a collaborative approach to dealing with difficulties faced by borrowers.

The real estate investment manager has named a new CEO following the close of the merger between Bentall Kennedy and GreenOak last year.

Our senior editorial teams covering PE, private debt, infrastructure, real estate and secondaries discuss the latest in how private markets are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Plus: ways firms are helping people out in the crisis.

To keep pace with changing living and consumption patterns, local managers and joint owners Deutsche Finance International and Yoo Capital decided to renovate the site in 2017.

With property costs mounting in many of the world’s environmentally vulnerable markets, climate change is increasingly becoming an issue that the industry is being called to address now.