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Slättö targets €500m for third Nordic value-add fund

In its first investment for the fund, the manager has acquired a 40% stake in a Swedish student accommodation portfolio.

Lazard: Liquidity is returning, albeit selectively

A recovery in activity levels is forming as institutional appetite turns positive during the first half of 2024, says James Jacobs, head of real assets for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.

NPS forms a dedicated real estate platform investment team

The investor is looking to play a more active role in acquiring GP and operator stakes as well as co-creating real estate platforms.

SREIT’s woes show retail investors are still wary of real estate

Even before the vehicle’s liquidity issues emerged, capital raising from the investor group had fallen off a cliff last year.

DOWNLOAD: Q1 2024 fundraising remains at a 12-year low

With only $19.8bn raised, the first quarter of 2024 recorded the lowest Q1 fundraising amount since 2011 when $15.2bn was corralled.

CIM Group on driving returns beyond market trends

Charting a new path for returns means getting back to basics, says Jolly Singh, a principal of portfolio oversight at CIM Group.

Stoneshield holds €100m close for core-plus PBSA fund

In just over a year, the manager has raised €600m to invest in student accommodation assets across Southern Europe.

Ares’ Benjamin: ‘To get the business to the next step, I want a partner’

The firm’s co-heads of real estate talked about what drove leadership change at the top and what is next for the $49bn business.

Real estate owners expect future pricing to reflect embodied carbon

Industry practitioners anticipate embodied carbon will become a greater focus for prospective buyers in the future.

Blue Owl Capital acquires Prima, hires GIC vet in private credit push

Jesse Hom will join the firm in June as it looks to expand its real estate presence amid bank lending pullback.