Sectors

Ares to acquire majority stake in AMP Capital for A$1.35bn

Ares and AMP Ltd will form a JV covering AMP Capital’s private markets businesses, including real estate and infrastructure, with Ares assuming control.

Why Townsend is not afraid of a 12% dip in office demand

Prashant Tewari, partner and member of the investment committee at the Cleveland-based firm, says prime office is a top priority despite sector uncertainty.

Why ElmTree, Guggenheim are targeting ‘mission critical assets’

Chief executive and founder James Koman said the firm has been utilizing the term – now growing in industry popularity – for the past decade.

MSIM’s Durkay: ‘You can achieve a double-digit return’ in listed real estate

The firm’s new head of global listed real assets believes certain office REITs could still generate 10-15% IRRs over the next several years.

Lenders compete to finance life sciences real estate

Debt providers are seeking exposure to a sector thriving in the covid-era.

Post-covid, is the logistics sector the new office?

Investment volumes are growing on the back of compelling fundamentals and institutional demand. But the big hurdle is to access the sector in scale.

Exeter’s Fitzgerald: 40% of office assets will become obsolete

The executive sees investment opportunities in the sector’s outdated properties as the firm seeks to expand in real estate with new parent company EQT.

In privatization, Brookfield sees a better way to monetize core assets

With its $5.9bn take-private offer, the Toronto-based manager is calling it quits on a public market that never embraced its flagship real estate vehicle.

Mapletree to raise €500m for first European office fund

The Singaporean investment firm remains confident in the future of offices and has 22% of its AUM deployed into the asset class.

Why M&G wrote a £303m London office loan despite the worsening covid outlook

The investment manager says long leases and quality tenants are among its reasons to finance the transaction.