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TPG Next’s Pavkov: ‘We are acutely worse off as allocators’

The bleak fundraising environment has made it much more challenging for CalPERS’ and CalSTRS’ allocators to support new platforms.

Brookfield’s Baron: The pressure on investors has eased

After Brookfield held an institutional close on what is set to be its largest-ever real estate fund, the firm’s CIO for real estate sees investors growing in confidence as transactions tick up.

Gaw enters the Middle East with a $150m investment

On the back of growing expatriate demand and foreign investment, the firm has acquired a residential development in Abu Dhabi.

PGIM Real Estate creates head of core strategies role in Europe

The firm has appointed Rory Morrison to lead the core, core-plus and affordable housing strategies in its European platform.

Investcorp taps former Starwood REIT chief to grow US, Europe real estate platform

John McCarthy, who was SREIT’s CEO from 2017 to 2023, has joined the Bahrain-based manager’s real assets group as advisory director.

Trez Capital on capturing value through housing’s next cycle

As homebuilders go land-light, Trez Capital’s Sam Salloway reveals how private investors are stepping in to shape, structure and scale the future of residential development.

Europe debt roundtable: Facing up to competition and uncertainty

Geopolitical chaos overshadows the discussion around the outlook for private real estate debt markets in Europe.

StepStone raises largest-ever real estate secondaries fund with $4.5bn haul

The record fundraise bests a previous mark set by Goldman Sachs as the manager aims to take advantage of tariff turmoil.

DOWNLOAD: Q1 2025 fundraising showed early signs of recovery

Bolstered by two Blackstone funds, capital raising volume for the quarter marked the first year-on-year increase for a Q1 total since 2022.

NREP’s Nokkanen: ‘We are not going to kill any deals’

The CIO of the Copenhagen-based manager says he expects up to €400m of live Nordic real estate transactions will still happen despite the surge in trade uncertainly provoked by the US government’s imposition of tariffs on international imports.