Data Centers

The strategy is regaining its appeal as other real assets become more vulnerable amid heightened geopolitical tensions, writes Josh Pristaw, president at Clarion Partners, real estate investment manager of Franklin Templeton.

The Texas-based manager has pulled in $905m to date for the US-focused vehicle, backed by investors including Canadian pension La Caisse.

Asia head of alternatives Albert Yang sees property coming back after a challenging period for the asset class.

The executive at the Houston-based manager believes the vehicles are problematic not just for investors but for the industry overall.

The global data center REIT boss talks to The PERE Podcast about why its multi-series, multi-region private fundraising push is essential for a capital-intensive opportunity that is only ‘ratcheting up.’

PERE data shows investors continue to target living sectors in 2026.

Leveraging a flex living strategy can help address supply-demand imbalances and acute affordability issues across major gateway cities, say Bain Capital’s Ali Haroon and Rafael Coste Campos.

Rising competition is making it more difficult for US debt fund managers to deploy capital.

The regional specialist has secured €1.5bn for its fourth opportunity fund after less than six months on the road.

CPP committed significant funds to data centers around the globe as it continued to pare back on retail and office investments.