Sectors

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.

Private real estate looks to diversify in the face of volatility

As global economies descend into a trade war, investors and managers are prioritizing a greater mix of strategies to navigate through uncertainty.

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.

‘Hard to have conviction’: How Grosvenor, Clarion and Davis are navigating a volatile market 

Speakers at GreenPearl’s Real Estate Women’s Forum see positive signals for real estate in 2025, but uncertainty remains.

‘This is the moment to act’: KKR, Blackstone and the race to snap up UK REITs

On The PERE Podcast, Jonathan Brasse, Evelyn Lee and Randy Plavajka examine a trio of takeover attempts targeting London-listed property investors.

Shifting US policy will reshape European industrial and logistics

The changes following Trump’s re-election will have lasting implications for the regional property sector, writes Claire Williams, head of UK industrial and logistics research at Knight Frank.

PGIM Real Estate secures 60% of its target for Asia Fund V

The firm is also in the market with its Australia debt vehicle, which is expected to reach a final close at the end of 2025.

GCM, Artemis-backed Brasa closes third opportunistic fund on $580m 

The firm, run by former AEW execs, targeted public pension investors via emerging manager programs.

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.