Data Centers

The hidden driver behind the convergence of real assets

On-site power generation is pushing real estate and infrastructure teams together.

Starwood’s Sternlicht on ESR privatization: ‘Our goal here is to clean it up’

Starwood Capital’s chairman and CEO anticipates the transaction will ‘create very high returns’ for the mega-manager’s Fund XII.

Starwood, the next generation

Barry Sternlicht and his successor, Jonathan Pollack, discuss the wide-ranging implications of the firm’s new leadership structure.

India has global capital pursuing opportunities across asset classes

Foreign investors are looking at data center space as corporates migrate to the cloud and developers focus on industrial and logistics assets.

Macquarie: Focus shifts to local living and logistics sectors

James Kemp, Macquarie Asset Management’s head of APAC real estate, explains why structural trends in Asia-Pacific real estate markets still matter.

Florida SBA commits $1.57bn to real estate in Q2 

Including $625m to funds and $880m to JVs, it is the pension investor’s highest quarterly allocation to the asset class in at least 10 years.

ADIA to invest up to $1.5bn in GLP’s Greater China business

The Emirati wealth fund is taking an initial $500m stake in GLP months after the data center and logistics manager sold its international business to Ares.

Colonial First State considers overseas real estate deployment

The Australian wealth manager and superfund provider sees potential opportunities to expand its all-Australian property book in markets such as European industrial.

HighBrook seeks capital for maiden data center strategy

The manager is raising a dedicated vehicle in the sector, alongside separate US- and Europe-focused flagship funds for the first time.

Keppel’s Tan: ‘I think we bought well’ with Aermont

With Aermont’s net profit rising by 31% in H1, Keppel is eyeing more global M&As, according to its latest financial briefing.