A recovery in activity levels is forming as institutional appetite turns positive during the first half of 2024, says James Jacobs, head of real assets for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.
2 min read · 02 July 2024
The asset manager raised 60% of the commitments for its latest opportunistic real estate vehicle from new investors.
3 min read · 01 July 2024
The largest US pension fund eyes non-core funds for its next round of allocation to the asset class.
3 min read · 12 June 2024
The pension plan has made significant headway toward its annual pacing target with a $300m investment in Carlyle Realty Partners X.
3 min read · 11 June 2024
The endowment has proposed reducing its allocation target to the asset class in favor of stepping up activity in private equity.
3 min read · 04 June 2024
The Canadian pension plan posted a 5% loss in the asset class, blaming the poor performance partly on rising interest rates.
3 min read · 24 May 2024
Many commercial real estate investors endured a wretched 2023. Inflation and spiking interest rates saw rapid shifts in borrowing and build costs, valuations and asking rents. Value-add dealmaking, the lifeblood of many funds, dried up as investors halted new commitments and managers grappled with the difficulty of underwriting transactions amid the rapidly unfolding situation. The […]
9 min read · 06 May 2024
The sector’s consistent income and ‘sleep-well-at-night’ risk profile make it appealing to a wide pool of capital allocators, say USRA’s David Grazioli and Justin Arasin.
7 min read · 30 April 2024
Japan’s private real estate investment trusts have been more active than their listed counterparts in recent years, fueled by plentiful, cautious domestic capital.
6 min read · 30 April 2024
