Retail

Redefining retail in a decade of disruption

Having grappled with both the rise of e-commerce and the impact of covid-19, the once-maligned sector is attracting renewed interest.

Crow Holdings Capital: Specialty real estate surges as investors chase demographic-driven demand

Demographics, disruption and demand are redrawing the real estate map, pushing niche assets to the center of the action.

BKM Capital Partners: Niche no longer, light industrial leads next chapter

In a market upended by new priorities, overlooked sectors are stepping into the spotlight with staying power.

PIMCO: Traditional RE strategies ‘insufficient’ in today’s market

In its latest sector outlook, the asset manager advises investors to forego broad allocations and take a more targeted approach.

Clifton Partners closes niche debut fund

The close represents a major milestone for Zain Fancy and his firm Clifton Partners, which was founded in 2011.

Tony Ressler, Howard Marks back Tryperion’s fourth fund

TREF IV raised $163m and is over 70% deployed.

Blackstone’s Seppala: Europe’s importance has grown significantly

The manager’s head of real estate for Europe reflects on the growth of international interest in the region as exemplified by the commitments to and deployment of its latest mega-fund.

Listed REIT manager The RMR Group eyes private market expansion

The Massachusetts-based firm has hired Torchlight’s Mary Smendzuik as head of capital formation to grow its $12bn unlisted property business.

SCERS eyes greater European exposure with €60m Hines commitment 

The pension is weighing one of its largest real estate deployments to date as part of an ongoing push for geographic diversification.

MA Financial’s Biggins: ‘It’s a good time to be more aggressive in real estate’

MA Financial will increase its total AUM by 20% through the deal, bulking up its core real estate equity business.