Europe

Capital raisers in attendance at Expo Real in Munich this week spoke of the need to adapt fundraising strategies as capital flows remain in the doldrums.

Despite the brighter outlook for attracting capital to private real estate, key metrics point to ongoing challenges for fund managers.

The acquisition – which includes GCP assets in Japan, Brazil and the US – will nearly double Ares’ real estate assets under management.

The LGPS collective has tasked Orchard Street with deploying £100m to decarbonize direct UK real estate assets.

The firm has hired two former Ares executives to lead its strategic transactions team in the region and oversee the value-add fund series.

In the first nine months of the year, the Atlanta-based manager reached a five-year high for acquisitions in the region.

Certain investors on PERE’s ranking have attributed their shrinking real estate allocations to sales.

PERE’s ranking of the largest institutional investors in private real estate succumbs to macroeconomic challenges to record its lowest-ever growth.

With almost half of this year’s ranking witnessing portfolio value declines, institutional investors reflect on a tumultuous period for private real estate.

Investment activity has been gathering speed in the region – but not necessarily in all the markets one would expect, says James Sparrow, CEO, Savills UK and EMEA.