Europe

Private equity investors eye lucrative opportunities in an evolving real estate secondaries landscape, says Scott Koenig, managing director and head of real estate secondaries at Neuberger Berman.

The Bank of England has warned global falling property values could lead to losses for creditors, echoing concerns shared by the European Central Bank.

The UK and South African bank is raising capital from investors to acquire real estate assets on a deal-by-deal basis.

PIMCO will invest the fund’s capital across Europe via its dedicated data center development and operating company Apto.

Options for alternative lenders to capitalize on the opportunity in real estate debt are taking longer than expected to manifest in Europe.

Although the firm will continue to own other parts of ARA Asset Management, the APF sale itself includes notable exclusions.

The vice-president of the European Central Bank says alternative debt providers are of greater concern than traditional lenders.

Carbon emissions can be reduced at a substantially faster rate with proptech adoption, says Luke Graham, the firm’s head of research.

New vehicle is the firm’s first commingled fund for its global commercial real estate credit business.

While the largest diversified funds still rule the pack, capital is increasingly flowing to vehicles with a singular investment focus.