Value Add

La Caisse’s Horstmann: ‘We’re not shying away from the US’

The Quebec pension has committed $3.3bn to US real estate since the start of 2025 as it recycles its portfolio to aim for higher returns.

DOWNLOAD: Real estate fundraising falls to nine-year low in H1 2026

Although the aggregate capital raised was muted, about 70% of funds that closed in the first-half either reached or exceeded their target size at final close.

Hong Kong’s Link hires Redevco’s Slater as incoming CEO

Despite the executive’s experience with building a private funds platform, he will not lead that effort at his future firm.

Australia’s Rest eyes US property in private markets ramp-up

Private markets head Marina Pasika on why the superfund avoids ‘bucketing’ its portfolio by asset class and how its thematic view extends to unlisted real estate.

Value-add strategies move into the spotlight

Capital raised for value-add funds has surged amid a scarcity of blockbuster fund closures or launches in the opportunistic space.

Aware Super makes debut commitment to student housing

The Australian super fund has pledged €426m to a venture that will also provide its first exposure to German real estate.

Greystar’s top capital raiser joins Hawkeye Partners to grow fund platform

Jennifer Ciullo, a nine-year veteran of the resi giant, comes to Hawkeye as the firm expands from seeding emerging managers to launching its own real estate funds.

A rising tide for real estate secondaries

As managers seek liquidity without relinquishing prized assets, secondaries are becoming a permanent channel for capital flow.

Newport Capital Partners on the resurgence of everyday essential retail

Capital is once again returning to the retail sector in a big way, say Newport Capital Partners’ Derrick McGavic and Josh Kagan.

Secondaries funds punch above their weight in real estate fundraising

Secondaries-focused fundraising totals represented just 4% of private real estate fundraising in 2025, but the strategy continues to attract capital commitments.