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KKR is eyeing more core real estate investments

During the firm’s first quarter earnings call, senior executives said ‘interesting’ opportunities were arising in the lower-risk strategy.

DOWNLOAD: Q1 2024 fundraising remains at a 12-year low

With only $19.8bn raised, the first quarter of 2024 recorded the lowest Q1 fundraising amount since 2011 when $15.2bn was corralled.

Macquarie Asset Management on unlocking hidden potential

Guiding the growth of specialist operators in sectors driven by global megatrends can add value for real estate investors, say Macquarie Asset Management’s Eric Wurtzebach and James Kemp.

Arrow Global Group on grazing at the granular level

Smaller real estate assets can often be acquired at very favorable values, offering multiple exit ramps, says Arrow Global Group’s Zach Vaughan.

Mounting distress will invigorate the real estate transaction market

The impact of rising rates on borrowers has yet to catalyze a wave of distressed sales. But there are signs they are coming.

Blackstone reaches $7.6bn in equity for BREP Europe VII

The New York-based mega-manager is now approaching its target for the vehicle, bolstered by a pickup in European real estate opportunities.

Investors decide it is time to discuss trophies again

Amid a stalled private real estate marketplace, institutional investors at the PERE Network Europe Forum contemplated how now could be a good time to buy large office and retail properties.

ICD Brookfield Place sale should set a precedent, says Brookfield boss

The partial exit by the Toronto-based manager and its joint venture partner Investment Corporation of Dubai is a marker for institutional investors looking at doing business in the region, Jad Ellawn, Brookfield’s head of Middle East, told PERE.

Proprium sells stakes in Motel One for €1.25bn

Proprium has exited its 35% stake in the European hotel business to its co-owner, 17 years after making its original investment.

Blackstone’s co-CIOs discuss what lies beyond its $1trn AUM

Shortly after reaching its long-time goal of $1trn in AUM, Blackstone ushered in Lionel Assant and Kenneth Caplan as co-CIOs. The pair to discuss how the newly created role will aid the firm in its future growth.