The $2.8bn sale to Highgate is potentially the first many large hospitality portfolio sales, but a debt transfer of its size is unlikely to be repeated
5 min read · 04 November 2020
Two industry veterans have launched AneVista Group to invest in small format, last-mile retail investments, despite waning institutional investor appetite and growing headwinds facing the sector.
4 min read · 04 November 2020
Berkshire Global Advisors has leveraged a strategic plan and the power of connectivity to become the sought-after M&A advisor in the sector.
10 min read · 03 November 2020
As covid-19 amplifies the exodus from big, expensive cities, institutional capital must decide if it wants to join the retreat or bet on a return.
10 min read · 02 November 2020
Should the Democrats sweep the White House and Congress, Blackstone’s president and COO says infrastructure spending and funding for cities could offset other headwinds.
3 min read · 29 October 2020
Three of real estate’s most institutionalized sectors are facing long-term, structural headwinds. ‘Niche’ strategies, meanwhile, are pushing into the mainstream.
3 min read · 29 October 2020
Emerging and diverse managers received less than 3% of capital commitments closed in H1, raising fears they are being left behind as the pandemic changes fundraising.
9 min read · 27 October 2020
The massive transaction might have raised eyebrows for other firms, but as one consultant said ‘that’s just Blackstone being Blackstone.’
6 min read · 22 October 2020
Jim Barry, head of real assets at the world’s largest asset manager, previously called the strategy a ‘strategic gap’ for the firm’s real estate platform.
2 min read · 20 October 2020
While it was partly facilitated by the covid-19 crisis, the deal reflects many major themes that have brought other buyers and sellers to the table.
3 min read · 15 October 2020
