Europe

Cushman’s Hutchings: €58bn of core money is targeting Europe

The anticipated inflows are more than triple the amount from a year ago, according to the firm’s head of European investment strategy.

Bridge Industrial’s Europe head departs as firm cancels continental push

Charles Baigler joined Bridge Industrial in January 2024 to expand the firm’s operations into continental Europe, but left less than two years later.

Defense spending and real estate: Insights from Expo Real

The PERE Podcast breaks down property investors’ main reason for optimism at the Munich conference this week: a NATO-driven market resurgence.

Defense-spending ‘buzzword’ divides managers at Expo Real

A panel discussion reveals diverging attitudes on what higher defense budgets will mean for the German property market – and beyond.

Centre d’Affaires Paris Trocadéro: Blackstone’s ‘safe’ bet on Paris trophy office

Union Investment announced in September it had agreed to sell the 441,300-square-foot mixed-use asset to Blackstone for €700m.

PIMCO’s Trausch: ‘You have to give a reason to come back to real estate’

The manager of Allianz’s $89bn real estate mandate said the industry needs to be strategic about convincing investors to allocate to the asset class again.

MSCI: The uneven impact of tariffs on regional deal volumes

Beneath the steady headline figures, some cross-border investment is shifting away from the US, according to Tom Leahy, MSCI’s head of EMEA real assets research.

Greykite’s Michael Abel: Fast out of the gate

Having secured $1.4bn and counting, Greykite is on track to score a record capital haul for a first-time real estate fundraise in Europe. Founder and CEO Michael Abel speaks with PERE.

Madison International, GCM Grosvenor buy stakes in Matter Real Estate

London-based residential specialist Matter has also received an investment from Madison into its value-add and opportunistic funds.