Sectors

CPPIB enters US life sciences sector with $1.2bn JV with Greystar

The long-standing partners’ latest partnership targets a sector that has quickly become a high-conviction investment choice for investors.

Post-covid appetite for offices plunges

The latest real estate institutional investor survey by placement agent Probitas Partners demonstrates tumbling appetite for office investments and competition fears.

CalPERS emerging manager raises first-time fund

San Francisco-based Rubicon Point Partners closed on $230m for the value-add vehicle, which targets the US office sector.

Jacobson: offices ‘won’t be a question of simply slashing rents’

Jeff Jacobson leaves LaSalle Investment Management with an office market facing an uncertain future.

An Australian skyscraper now in local hands

140 St Georges Terrace in Perth was acquired by a joint venture between asset management giant BlackRock and the city’s own Primewest

Blackstone fends off legal challenge to Milan office deal

Along with confirming the New York-based firm’s ownership of an iconic asset, the favorable ruling protects Italy’s viability as an investable market.

Post-covid worries take center stage at PERE Global

Ending government forbearance, inflation fears and heated marketplaces were top discussions items during PERE’s first all-virtual Global Summit.

Is life sciences having its ‘wild west’ moment?

Many groups rushing into the R&D real estate space have little to no experience, Ivanhoé Cambridge’s Jonathan Pearce said during PERE’s Global Summit 2021.

The growing appeal of space as a service

The strategy can reduce void periods via faster leases, while occupiers can benefit from greater levels of service and flexibility.

Key trends in real estate value creation

Data analytics, technology, ESG and tenant focus are now critical parts of the modern asset manager’s vaue creation arsenal.