Opportunistic

Where Blackstone’s Heady sees opportunities in APAC real estate

One investment theme in the region has been executing large transactions with Japanese corporations shedding non-core real estate.

Manulife IM makes first real estate hire in Australia

The new recruit follows a wave of senior appointments globally including the return of its Asia real estate CIO Kenny Lam in 2023.

UBS real estate veteran teams up with Aboria Capital

Eric Byrne, who co-founded UBS Asset Management’s real estate and private markets multi-manager business, will support the emerging UK firm as senior adviser.

Areim doubles data center fundraise in return to market

The Swedish manager reopened its previously closed fund and secured an additional €450m from investors to support larger-capacity builds.

GCM, Artemis-backed Brasa closes third opportunistic fund on $580m 

The firm, run by former AEW execs, targeted public pension investors via emerging manager programs.

Data centers raise growing concerns from industry executives

The ‘hype’ around the sector has led some executives to take a more cautious stance, members heard at the PERE Network Asia Summit last week.

Arrow Global: Opportunistic capital spearheads investors’ return to retail

Liquidity is returning to a restructured and repriced European retail sector, once again offering attractive risk-return characteristics, says Arrow Global’s Zachary Vaughan.

Barings’ Artemis deal ‘isn’t about equity or debt – it’s about doing the lot’

On this episode of The PERE Podcast, Jonathan Brasse and Charlotte D’Souza size up the purchase of one of the industry’s largest women-founded firms.

Hines hires ex-TPG Angelo Gordon Asia head to lead APAC fundraising

The firm’s existing head of APAC capital raising will focus on leading private wealth coverage under Paul Ferraro’s direction.