Alternatives

The Nordics-focused manager has appointed a senior construction executive to lead its next phase of growth, says founder Leif Andersson.

The Chicago-based manager’s latest equity haul for its ninth US opportunistic vehicle comes three months after an initial close in June.

The investor first began building a core portfolio in Europe and Australia and now looks to expand into non-core strategies.

But those deploying capital in the country would still benefit from risk mitigation, members heard at the PERE Network Tokyo Forum 2023.

Historical trading activity and higher-than-average investor allocations have brewed a ‘perfect storm’ in the country’s real estate market.

However, the global CIO of the German asset manager sees recent government reforms as a way for the sector to return to a ‘healthy’ balance.

The global data center sector is set for rapid growth thanks to content, the cloud and AI, and real estate investors are keen to tap into a structural growth opportunity.

The mounting carbon footprint is pushing data centers toward sustainability, with edge computing expected to expand rapidly over the next decade to meet energy efficiency needs.

Inside: Scaling up – how surging demand is driving exponential growth; The road to greener data centers; What could follow cloud as the next big trend in data center development?; Expert comment and analysis from industry leaders; Plus much more…

The needs of the largest companies are changing the market for investors and driving sustainability, says Actis’s Dalmar Sheikh.