Industrial

Sixth Street should become a real estate fundraising juggernaut

With the manager’s $1bn takeover bid for Plymouth Industrial REIT capping 18 months of growing its property platform through M&A, dedicated capital formation could be next.

Colonial First State considers overseas real estate deployment

The Australian wealth manager and superfund provider sees potential opportunities to expand its all-Australian property book in markets such as European industrial.

NBIM bets on European retail, office and resi in diversification push 

Grosvenor, Shaftesbury investments have helped to rebalance the sovereign wealth giant’s sector exposure.

L&G and Federated Hermes’ fund merger reflects ‘evolved’ market

The combination of two UK property funds will create a £4.7bn platform amid shifting preferences from domestic pension schemes.

Sixth Street proposes $1bn take-private of Plymouth Industrial REIT

The San Francisco-based manager has made a nonbinding offer for the Boston-based listed company and its 32 million-square-foot US warehouse portfolio.

HighBrook seeks capital for maiden data center strategy

The manager is raising a dedicated vehicle in the sector, alongside separate US- and Europe-focused flagship funds for the first time.

S2 enters industrial market with purchase of Fort Capital 

The Dallas-based multifamily specialist hopes to scale its logistics holdings to rival its residential portfolio.

Carlyle raises $9bn for largest property fund yet

The Washington, DC-based manager closed its latest opportunistic fund above its $8bn target within a shorter-than-average timeframe.

REALM’s CEO: More global family offices are looking for US exposure

Travis King, head of the family office collective, said the investor type still views the world’s largest property market as ‘the safest spot to be.’

18 months later, Blackstone still sees real estate comeback ahead

Fundraising is up at the industry’s largest asset manager as a muted market recovery drags on.