Data Centers

GLP returns with first data center fund in China

The vehicle also is the firm’s first fund raised since the sale of GCP’s international business to Ares Management.

CalSTRS backs emerging data center firm amid $1.2bn allocation spree

The teachers pension’s biggest real estate commitment last year was to a new relationship with hyperscale developer BlackChamber Group.

Hillhouse’s Rava Partners to launch $2bn-plus second fund

Co-led by Warburg Pincus’s former partner Joe Gagnon, the firm deployed approximately 40% of Fund I’s capital in 2024.

Where Blackstone’s Heady sees opportunities in APAC real estate

One investment theme in the region has been executing large transactions with Japanese corporations shedding non-core real estate.

The jury is still out on data centers

While not everyone is on board the fastest-moving train in private real estate, some just need a little more time to see where it is headed.

Areim doubles data center fundraise in return to market

The Swedish manager reopened its previously closed fund and secured an additional €450m from investors to support larger-capacity builds.

Data centers raise growing concerns from industry executives

The ‘hype’ around the sector has led some executives to take a more cautious stance, members heard at the PERE Network Asia Summit last week.

PIMCO on seizing opportunity in European data centers

Kirill Zavodov, executive vice-president and portfolio manager at PIMCO, explores the challenges and the ways to overcome them.

Blue Owl: Focusing on capital solutions in real assets

Marc Zahr, co-president of Blue Owl Capital and global head of real assets, discusses disciplined real asset strategies and opportunities for growth in a year marked by rising interest rates and inflation.

Europe awards: UK strategies seize the moment

Britain led the region’s real estate recovery in 2024, and institutional investors took notice in a big way.