Middle East

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.

The decade the world split apart

From Brexit and wars to a US-China divide and the rise of India, these themes dominated the geopolitical landscape of the last 10 years in real estate.

Escalating Middle East conflict puts early institutional plays in the spotlight

The start of war between Israel and Iran gives investors cause to re-stress test the region’s commercial real estate thesis.

Gaw’s Middle Eastern promises

Christina Gaw is determined to make Gaw Capital Partners’ relationship with Gulf markets about more than fundraising.

BGO closes latest Asia fund, its largest-ever vehicle

North American investors accounted for more than half of the capital raised, while the remainder came from Asia and the Middle East.

Middle East looks increasingly viable as an investment destination

Geopolitical and macroeconomic factors now add to the GCC’s attractiveness to global private real estate managers.

Gaw enters the Middle East with a $150m investment

On the back of growing expatriate demand and foreign investment, the firm has acquired a residential development in Abu Dhabi.

Hillhouse’s Rava debuts in Gulf with a school platform

Companies backed by Rava Partners are considering setting up teams in the region to support their platform expansion plans.

‘To pause or not’: Tariffs force the private real estate sector to decide

On The PERE Podcast, Greg Dool, Jonathan Brasse, Evelyn Lee and Samantha Rowan discuss how property investors and managers are responding to an unpredictable environment.

Data centers raise growing concerns from industry executives

The ‘hype’ around the sector has led some executives to take a more cautious stance, members heard at the PERE Network Asia Summit last week.