Alternatives

Heitman executive Blaise Keane offers insight on the macroeconomic factors and investment trends likely to impact self-storage and other alternative property types.

CLI looks to grow its exposure in the US and Europe from the current 3% to 10-15% of its overall portfolio by 2028.

Lower debt costs and a growing appetite for operationally intensive alternatives will drive merger activity.

With a focus on transparency and liquidity, Fund VI will exclude Hong Kong and China, and will further limit exposure to the office sector.

The firm has promoted Thorsten Slytå to the new position, which was established in response to growing demand for more direct investment.

Bart Price, the sovereign wealth fund’s head of growth markets real assets, will join as chief executive of the platform by early next year, PERE understands.

The UK manager aims to bring all of its real estate equity and debt strategies into Spain and elsewhere in Europe over the next three years.

The right sector exposure is important for buyers, but sellers will be predominantly those looking to scale up with larger firms, writes Berkshire Global Advisors’ Drew Murphy.

As real estate markets in Europe bottom out, certain factors can help identify cities with growth potential, says Arrow Global’s Ellis Sher.

In seeding a first-of-its-kind pan-European student accommodation fund, the manager’s indirect real estate business has shifted its approach to the sector.