Europe

Global awards reveal a total reshuffle of the biggest achievers

In contrast to previous years, no single group took home more than three prizes in the regional category this year.

StepStone Group on a record year for secondaries

Jeff Giller, partner and head of StepStone Real Estate, explains how liquidity constraints and fundraising headwinds are accelerating growth of its real estate investment management business.

Artemis’s Deborah Harmon: ‘If I can do it, then I can pave the way’

This year’s PERE Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Artemis Real Estate Partners co-founder Deborah Harmon, has proven that championing diversity and delivering strong performance are not mutually exclusive.

PERE Awards 2025: A year of disruption

No single organization dominated this year’s awards, and few were repeated winners.

Europe roundtable: Can the region step up in a time of opportunity?

The region’s relative stability in an era of turmoil could draw in capital as the property market recovers. Participants in PERE’s Europe roundtable consider whether it can seize the moment.

Blackstone steals the show in Europe

The US manager won four of its five awards in the region where its fundraising dominance remains unchallenged.

Greystar on residential markets beginning to reprice

Wes Fuller, chief investment officer at Greystar, points to narrowing bid-ask spreads and improving liquidity as early signs of a global recovery.

La Caisse appoints real estate asset management lead in Europe

The executive joins from Legal & General where he oversaw the UK asset manager’s transaction activity in the region.

No more ‘easy trades’: REIT take-privates could slow in reshaped market

In this episode of The PERE Podcast, editorial members across PERE titles and Gravis’s Matthew Norris unpack how opportunistic private real estate managers seeking discounted buys on listed markets may need to move with more speed as REITs signal renewed health.

Real estate M&A transactions jumped 40% in 2023-25

Deals involving sector specialists represent an increasing share of consolidation activity, according to a report from Hodes Weill.