Sectors

Is core back on the menu?

Core coffers are filling once more as investors see value, but the transaction market remains stunted, according to delegates at Expo Real.

Centre d’Affaires Paris Trocadéro: Blackstone’s ‘safe’ bet on Paris trophy office

Union Investment announced in September it had agreed to sell the 441,300-square-foot mixed-use asset to Blackstone for €700m.

KIC eyes total portfolio approach as real estate underperforms

While the investor keeps its allocation to real estate, it will alter its investments within the asset class.

The GI 100 grapples with shrinking allocations to real estate

PERE’s investor ranking sees its first-ever aggregate decline in property exposure as macroeconomic factors continue to weigh on values and sentiment.

Rethinking the life sciences sector beyond the lab

Investing in life sciences moves out of the lab and into the manufacturing site.

UBS: Europe is not the US when it comes to life sciences

While US life sciences markets cool, Europe’s policy support, talent inflows and stable demand create a resilient investment landscape, says Olafur Margeirsson, head of real estate, research and strategy, EMEA ex-DACH, at UBS.

Border to Coast’s UK direct fund hits £2bn pooling milestone

The pension partnership has received £430m of fresh capital into the fund, with up to £500m more expected next year, according to head of UK real estate Alistair Smith.

Alaska Retirement Board eyes more non-core real estate 

The Juneau-based pension is also looking to form new core/core-plus partnerships as its consultant calls a market bottom.

Brookfield aims to triple real estate AUM in Asia-Pacific in five years

The firm’s regional real estate activity over the past 12 months was more than treble its average in prior years.