Value-Add

HighBrook hires Morgan Stanley veteran for newly created role

The Florida-based manager has appointed its first global head of private capital markets after launching multiple new strategies.

RMR Group on taking a fresh look at multifamily investing

A domestic housing shortage, home ownership affordability challenges and slowing construction starts are all proving to be tailwinds for investors, explains RMR Group’s Matt Jordan.

Connecticut pension anchors Artemis’s fifth flagship fund

The Hartford-based investor is focused on existing manager relationships as it eyes $1.2bn in real estate commitments this year.

AEW looks to diversify beyond core/core-plus in Europe

Since her promotion to CEO of AEW Europe, Vanessa Roux-Collet has made plans to expand the firm’s product range.

Newcore holds first close for sixth social infrastructure fund

The manager has secured approximately £100m of equity commitments for the UK-focused fund.

Digital Realty charts major private fundraising push

The world’s largest data center REIT by footprint is planning several fund series. Next incoming is a US open-end fund for which a cornerstone raise of up to $3bn is targeted.

TPG prepares for ‘major fundraising cycle’ in real estate

The firm is raising capital for three real estate funds and plans to launch a fourth vehicle next month.

Private real estate losses prompt search for answers

As a growing number of covid-era deals underperform, investors are probing whether market timing or poor manager decisions are to blame.

Germany roundtable: The challenge of unlocking the country’s potential

Participants in PERE’s roundtable say a combination of public investment and regulatory reform could help to revive Germany’s stalled economy and real estate market. But they also fear a fragile recovery could be derailed by global events.

EQT Real Estate tops multiple charts with latest fundraise

With its fifth European logistics value-add fund, the firm has closed the largest private real estate fund globally so far this year.