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TPG to step up real estate deployment with $15bn of dry powder

Included in the firm’s arsenal of capital is $2.5bn raised for two Asia real estate funds following its acquisition of Angelo Gordon.

Brookfield’s Teskey: ‘This was the best Q1 fundraising quarter we’ve ever had’

Among the $20bn raised by the Toronto-based firm during the period was $2.2bn for its fifth flagship real estate fund, BSREP V.

Stoneshield raises €750m for third opportunistic vehicle

The Southern Europe-focused manager took just five months to reach a final close for the fund, well below the European average.

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.