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GPIF names sole head of real estate

Only one of the pension giant’s property co-heads will now lead the business, ending a dual-leadership structure introduced in December 2024.

Retail property investment is back on the rise

A deep slowdown in construction activity is creating an imbalance between limited supply and budding demand.

Lazard: Investors place premium on operational real estate

Institutional investors are increasingly focused on sectors that require active management, according to James Jacobs, head of real assets for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.

Global retail M&A dealmaking gathers momentum

The past three months have seen a spike in deals as investors target dominant malls and open-air centers. PERE Deals examines the blockbuster transactions driving the market’s latest upswing.

Investors back convenience-oriented retail formats as capital returns to sector

Limited new supply and necessity-led demand are reshaping the investment case for retail real estate.

Necessity-based assets revive global retail

Values remain below their peak, but margins are compressing again as consumers weather shocks and the e-commerce outlook darkens.

Urban Partners appoints North American investor relations lead

Ex-Niam executive Jennifer Andersson will look to deepen the Northern Europe-focused manager’s capital relationships in the US and Canada.

The path to scale rarely runs smoothly

When a private real estate manager is absorbed into a larger platform, continued performance and fundraising success is far from guaranteed.

Starwood eyes ‘attractive entry point’ after $10.2bn close for Fund XIII

Launched in a ‘different environment’ for real estate in 2023, the firm’s latest flagship fund gathered enough momentum over the past year to top its $10bn fundraising goal.

Introducing PERE’s inaugural placement agent ranking

The biggest real estate capital advisory firms are ranked by both new and aggregate equity raised over the past year.