Sectors

PwC survey: Bid-ask spreads narrowing, M&A to pick up in 2025 

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

Starwood-led group makes $7bn ESR takeover bid

ESR shareholders Warburg Pincus and Qatar Investment Authority have joined the consortium in its updated bid for the Asian logistics giant.

Can spreading the data center load help with sustainability?

Rising demand for data centers, driven by artificial intelligence, poses significant sustainability problems. Could expanding into emerging markets help the sector clean up its act?

NY state pension hits $3bn in real estate commitments this year

NYSCRF’s recent pledges include $400m to a new partner targeting cold storage.

Berkshire Global Advisors: Rate cuts should help stimulate M&A

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.

Keppel’s third data center fund to drive global growth ambitions

Alongside the APAC-focused main fund, the firm is working with Aermont Capital to develop a separate sleeve for European data centers.

Blackstone’s LePatner: ‘We’ll be the largest owner of data centers globally’

The New York-based firm says it now has a $70bn data center portfolio, and significantly more in the pipeline.

Blue Owl Capital buys IPI Partners for $1bn

IPI was founded in 2016 as a joint venture between Iconiq and Iron Point.

Fundraising showed no signs of a recovery in Q1-Q3 2024

Despite the brighter outlook for attracting capital to private real estate, key metrics point to ongoing challenges for fund managers.

Ares to buy GLP Capital Partners’ non-China business in $3.7bn deal

The acquisition – which includes GCP assets in Japan, Brazil and the US – will nearly double Ares’ real estate assets under management.