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The US-based manager said recapitalizations can help borrowers bridge funding gaps and hold on to good assets until the market turns.

The real estate veteran has spent just over a year at Hong Kong’s Link REIT, having previously served as Asia CIO for Manulife IM Real Estate.

Brookfield has been labeled a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for offices after defaulting on loans earlier this year. The firm’s property chief is adamant this is a mischaracterization.

The global data center sector is set for rapid growth thanks to content, the cloud and AI, and real estate investors are keen to tap into a structural growth opportunity.

The mounting carbon footprint is pushing data centers toward sustainability, with edge computing expected to expand rapidly over the next decade to meet energy efficiency needs.

With negative headlines stoking widespread concerns, managers are looking to contain the damage while investors strive to get clarity.

Owners of office buildings where the flexible space provider is a major tenant are in a predicament, whether or not the business survives.

The US firm’s Asia team has grown more than threefold since 2020.

The needs of the largest companies are changing the market for investors and driving sustainability, says Actis’s Dalmar Sheikh.

Surging appetite and high barriers to entry explain why investors are embracing the data center sector, say Principal Asset Management’s Casey Miller and Paul Lewis.