Europe

BNP Paribas REIM launches €300m wellness-focused fund with QC Spa

The manager has purchased two assets via its Spa Property Fund and is in advanced discussions for a third.

Lazard: Investor capital is converging toward real assets

Institutional appetite is gaining pace to allocate to sectors that have infrastructure characteristics, writes James Jacobs, head of real assets for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.

From skepticism to conviction: The meteoric rise of data centers

Investors’ embrace of digital infrastructure turned a niche sector into a booming frontier – and there is plenty of room left to grow.

The ‘living’ sector takes top billing

Residential benefited from the headwinds battering other sectors as the segment became increasingly institutionalized, especially in Europe.

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.