Alternatives

Two UK take-privates failed to take off this week, leaving big-name private equity firms facing an increasingly competitive market for listed buying opportunities in real estate.

TREF IV raised $163m and is over 70% deployed.

UK insurer’s deployment plans in the sector are part of a larger goal to allocate around 30% of its property portfolio to alternatives.

The Maryland-based logistics specialist’s latest capital haul is nearly five times the size of its inaugural pan-European vehicle from 2020.

Executives onstage at the PERE Network Europe Forum in London this week emphasized the region’s growing appeal in contrast with the US. But will it stick?

The Ohio-based manager’s inaugural closed-end institutional vehicle has scored early pledges from Partners Group and iA Financial.

This latest episode of The PERE Podcast examines the Chicago-based manager’s momentum and investors’ appetite for alternative property types.

The fund’s target sectors include data centers and student housing.

The California pension is eyeing opportunities with emerging managers and a foray into secondaries as it recalibrates its investment plans.

Companies backed by Rava Partners are considering setting up teams in the region to support their platform expansion plans.