Sectors

CPP Investments seeds Canadian industrial JV with $727m commitment

The pension giant’s venture with Dream Industrial REIT comes seeded with a 3.6m-square-foot portfolio spanning Montreal, Toronto and Calgary.

NBIM unveils three-part plan to overhaul real estate strategy

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund will target platform and fund investments, as well as private residential strategies, for the first time.

Blackstone, DivcoWest ink $2.3bn deal for Hawaii’s Alexander & Baldwin

The managers seek to take private one of the Aloha State’s largest and oldest landowners, with a portfolio of four million square feet across various sectors.

La Française Real Estate Managers appoints new CEO

Philippe Depoux, current chairman of the Paris-based manager, will retire at the end of the year.

Newport by Panattoni raises €100m for pan-European Newport Logistics Fund III

Commitments to date come from high-net-worth individuals and family offices across Europe, the UK, the US and the Middle East.

KWAP’s Hamid: ‘You cannot miss a vintage’

The Malaysian pension fund’s head of investments and acquisitions for real estate sees supportive conditions in Europe for non-core deployment.

Wentworth launches private credit platform with SHK seed commitment

The platform, which is backed by the Asian alternative investment platform, will focus on transitional lending in the mid-market.

Kansas City school pension looks to restart real estate investing

The $683m system hit pause on new investments during the pandemic, but now is considering five fund commitments to boost its allocation.

Ares launches global logistics platform following GCP purchase

Marq Logistics will unify Ares’ industrial portfolio with operations bought from GCP, encompassing 600 million square feet globally.

LaSalle IM: Sustainability moves from slogan to strategy in commercial real estate

LaSalle’s Julie Manning says commercial property investors have entered a new era where sustainability is no longer a side initiative but a core value driver.