Sectors

Former CLSA executives raise $105m for NPS-backed debut fund

The vehicle’s capital sources are split between Asian family offices and institutional investors that include the South Korean pension fund.

AIMCo’s $16bn property portfolio in four charts

The Alberta-based pension investor, in the middle of a leadership shakeup and portfolio rebalancing, saw real estate drag on its returns last year.

Prologis: Tariff ‘noise’ is not slowing industrial demand

The warehouse giant reported a record level of build-to-suit development starts and resilient leasing in Q2.

AEW raises largest property fund yet, but falls short of $2bn target

The Boston-based manager closed its 10th diversified North American opportunistic vehicle on $1.77bn in commitments.

Drake Real Estate Partners closes largest fund yet after pivoting to institutions

The New York-based manager, which traditionally sourced its capital from family offices, is also shifting its deployment focus to alternative sectors.

How logistics moved from ‘fringe to mainstream’

Increased capital flows, evolving strategies and specialized funds have transformed logistics real estate into a mainstream institutional asset class.

‘Ongoing stagnation’: Real estate fundraising stays muted in H1

The PERE Podcast breaks down our just-released H1 2025 fundraising report – and why it is too early to declare a rebound for the asset class.

DOWNLOAD: H1 fundraising volumes dispel recovery predictions

Massive capital hauls from Blackstone masked what was otherwise a tepid capital raising environment during the first half of the year.

The decade the world split apart

From Brexit and wars to a US-China divide and the rise of India, these themes dominated the geopolitical landscape of the last 10 years in real estate.

Alternative real estate sectors ride a wave of investor interest

What was once viewed as a ‘nuts’ strategy is now accounting for a growing share of fundraising and transaction activity.