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The firm’s third opportunistic vehicle was launched in November 2019 with a $1.5bn original target.

Proptech investing started largely as a balance sheet cost for managers to drive efficiencies in their real estate portfolios. Today, it is the focus of a whole new wave of capital raising, highlighted by PERE’s inaugural Proptech 20 ranking.

Inheriting an indirect property business when that market is dominated by recapitalization deals brings further conflict challenges that must be reconciled.

The private equity firms’ large bet on the hotel owner and operator speaks to the faster-than-expected rebound in the sector, but its pricing remains a point of contention.

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.