Data Centers

Blackstone steals the show in Europe

The US manager won four of its five awards in the region where its fundraising dominance remains unchallenged.

Principal Asset Management on data center expansion and evolution

Power, scale and capital are reshaping investment decisions, say Devin Chen, head of private equity portfolio management, and Casey Miller and Ian Curry of Principal Asset Management.

Japan dominates the spotlight in Asia-Pacific

The country was the focus of some of the region’s largest fundraises and transactions in 2025.

Residential lives large among North America winners

The sector remains a top choice, even propelling a sharpshooter manager to its first PERE Awards win.

Azora to close largest-ever Southern European real estate fund

The Madrid-based manager has already hit its revised target for the vehicle, which is due for a final close by mid-year.

Advanced manufacturing needs are recalibrating industrial real estate

New technological advancements are enabling expanding geographies in industrial site selection as US employment levels fall.

Lazard: Investor optimism underpins fundraising recovery

With investor sentiment improving last year, the picture for capital flows in 2026 looks brighter, writes James Jacobs, head of real assets for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.

Perspectives 2026: Investors rekindle their ambitions for private real estate

Real estate has underperformed for most investors, yet high levels of under-allocation together with an improved outlook are prompting a return to fresh commitments.

Dream Industrial on powering industrial real estate’s next demand cycle

Trade, defense and energy spending are reshaping industrial demand as supply remains tight, explain Dream Industrial’s Alexander Sannikov, Bruce Traversy and Sjoerd Barmentloo.

Blackstone eyes more REIT privatizations amid ‘lagging’ public markets

The mega-manager has $53bn in dry powder to deploy into real estate equity and debt and sees listed platforms as prime targets.