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The New York-based private equity firm’s CIREP V marks the second higher-risk, higher-return property fund closing to be announced in a week.

The $197bn private credit and private equity giant follows TPG and Brookfield in looking to gain exposure to the rapidly growing secondaries market.

The chief executive of the real estate investment manager’s European business talks about his favorite sport, his communication style and dreaming in Excel.

The partnership marks the Canadian firm’s second logistics investment in the country since setting foot in the market in 2019.

QuadReal was able to avoid the paralysis of the investment market during the pandemic by focusing on build-to-core strategies. This has enabled CEO Dennis Lopez to stay on target in making the British Columbian pension system a global force in private real estate.

Oaktree’s substantial deployment of its latest property fund is not indicative of dealflow in the market overall, but rather that it is ahead of the pack.

The German investor has committed $300m to a ‘first of its kind’ joint venture targeting purpose-built rental communities in the US.

Although starting from a relatively low base, more investors now see ESG as a priority. Awareness on diversity issues has a long way to go, though.

The new hire will help to lead investments in Europe while the New York-based private markets firm also plans to step up deployment in Asia.

Managers’ performance history is still top of mind for investors, and key-person clauses have overtaken fees as the most contentious issue.