Data Centers

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.

Data center investors like CPP are playing catch up

The Canadian pension’s $15bn joint venture with Equinix represents a significant and necessary upsizing of its investments in the sector.

Data center managers have a deployment problem

Power constraints have become the biggest obstacle in moving forward with developing new assets in the sector.

BGO completes largest European real estate fundraise to date

The Miami-based manager raised nearly 30% of Fund IV’s equity from co-investment capital, driven in part by platform investments.

Treacy to step down as CLI consolidates private funds business

The Singapore-headquartered firm will combine its real estate and alternative assets units into a real assets platform led by the group CEO.

POBA’s Song sees a ‘golden opportunity’ to invest in real estate

The South Korean pension fund has kicked off its return to equity investing in the asset class with commitments to logistics strategies.

NPS’s Kim: ‘We won’t shy away from smaller ticket size opportunities’

The team plans to invest in small to mid-sized managers, co-found new platforms, and accept investments under $100 million.

Blackstone and CPP Investments acquire AirTrunk for A$24bn

Blackstone will make its investment in the data center business from four separate strategies – real estate, infrastructure, tactical opportunities and private equity.