Europe

The regional specialist has secured €1.5bn for its fourth opportunity fund after less than six months on the road.

Andrew Allen, head of investment strategy for Newmark’s debt, equity and structured finance group, on why investors are taking a hybrid approach to the nascent sector.

Ex-Fiera Real Estate executive Emma Murray has joined the London-based manager as it plans the launch of new strategies.

Global real estate secondaries transaction volume increased last year, with larger-scale liquidity structures a growing feature of the market, per the manager’s latest research.

By acquiring a minority stake in Blackstone’s French logistics platform Proudreed, the Canadian pension fund is exploring ‘creative ways’ to invest in Europe, says regional head of real estate Tom Jackson.

The move to bring Sujan Patel aboard follows the departure of real estate co-head Paul Brennan.

The Korean owners of Belgium’s largest office asset allege the building’s lenders placed undue pressure on valuers to trigger a cash trap event.

The manager is targeting high single-digit IRRs by lending against transitional real estate through its latest fund and associated vehicles.

Since her promotion to CEO of AEW Europe, Vanessa Roux-Collet has made plans to expand the firm’s product range.

The manager has secured approximately £100m of equity commitments for the UK-focused fund.