Sectors

Public REITs’ balancing act

The new entrants have closed some of the largest private real estate funds this year, but can they serve two disparate investor groups?

Mississippi PERS sees early recovery from core managers’ rebalancing

Although the firms all leaned more heavily into niche strategies, they diverged on how to recalibrate their office exposures going forward.

Kayne Anderson’s Rabil: ‘You either adjust or you die’

With the manager’s real estate arm set to be acquired by Bridgepoint in a $1.4bn deal, CEO Al Rabil says investors’ changing allocation habits are driving a need to scale.

BCI’s private real estate portfolio declines for third straight year

The sector, which represents 20% of the Canadian pension’s total portfolio, has been its only negatively performing asset class since 2023.

Invel closes second and largest Southern European fund

The manager has pulled in €400m for its oversubscribed opportunity fund focused on Greek and Italian markets.

TPG Angelo Gordon adopts ‘top-down’ approach for latest flagship fund

The firm has a $3bn target and more rigid sector allocations for Realty Value Fund XII, the first launch in the global series since Angelo Gordon’s acquisition by TPG in 2023.

Longpoint holds close for debut European fund

Texas Permanent School Fund is among the investors backing the Boston-based manager’s value-add fund targeting German and Dutch logistics properties.

Prologis launches $16.6bn hostile bid for rival UK REIT Segro

After Segro’s board ‘unequivocally’ rejected the US logistics giant’s offer on Tuesday, Prologis is taking its case directly to the firm’s shareholders.

LA Fire and Police urged to ‘get money to work’ in current market cycle

The California public pension considers building its allocation to niche real estate strategies as it pares down its public REIT exposure.

PSP reports $1.5bn real estate loss amid shift toward infra

The Canadian pension cited residential oversupply and domestic immigration policy as contributors to the portfolio’s -7.3% return in fiscal 2026.