Sectors

UK set to lead global recovery in deal activity

Buyers say competition for deals is heating up amid sharper value declines and prices potentially bottoming out in some sectors.

Blackstone’s Gray: ‘It’s a very favorable time to be a lender’

Blackstone’s president and chief operating officer considers real estate debt to be ‘an area of growth’ for the firm.

Catella’s new fundraising head plans global investor push

The Stockholm-based manager aims to broaden its client base and evolve its product offerings with the hire of a former JLL managing director.

The center of gravity has shifted in real estate capital raising

Asia-Pacific investors are now the dominant source of capital in the asset class. Fund managers are taking note.

Asian investors become top source of private RE capital

Capital raised from European investors fell the most by almost 43% as the region was hard-hit by the denominator effect.

Redcar closes Fund II amid difficult fundraising market

The firm cited the denominator effect and negative sector sentiment as key challenges in raising capital for its creative office strategy.

Commercial real estate’s threat to the banking sector is real

With stresses appearing in the financial system, the property sector may become a cause of these as well as suffering the consequences, writes Kiran Raichura, deputy chief property economist at Capital Economics.

Keppel Capital names new CEO for private real estate

Former CEO Alvin Mah has left after 18 years at Alpha Investment Partners but will remain on the investment committee of a few Alpha funds.

Real estate debt funds step into the banking void

With liquidity set to tighten further as banks continue to retrench, alternatives lenders are seeing opportunities across the spectrum.

Tishman Speyer hires former AEW exec for APAC build out

The firm is also hiring investment professionals in Japan, Australia and South Korea as it expands its capabilities in these markets beyond only fundraising.