Capital Formation

JEN Partners closes oversubscribed Fund 9 on record amount

The New York-based firm hit the $900m hard-cap of its JEN 9 fund, thanks to strong repeat investor support.

What is the value of a capital adviser?

Chatham Financial’s acquisition of Hodes Weill reflects how the placement agent’s role in private real estate continues to evolve.

Prologis’s Arndt: ‘We’re getting ahead of what we see as growing deployment volumes’

The world’s largest REIT raised over $2.6bn of third-party equity in Q1 2026 amid a ‘fantastic quarter’ for investing capital.

Carmel Partners raises $1.35bn for ninth US multifamily fund

With its latest fund, the firm has pivoted from a focus on ground-up development to buying and upgrading operating assets as return propositions have shifted.

Ares holds final close for US and European value-add funds

The vehicles are the largest in their respective fund series, with US XI also representing the firm’s largest-ever capital haul for a closed-end real estate fund.

Five forces redefining value-add investing in private real estate

The new reality of value creation and asset management reflects a broader shift away from passive ownership and toward hands-on management as the main driver of returns.

UBS Asset Management on designing an alpha-focused investment strategy for the next era

With easy gains fading, investors must rely on asset insight and integrated data to identify true performers, say UBS Asset Management’s Larissa Belova and Matt Johnson.

Property insurance has become part of value-add strategies

Uncertainty is elevating property insurance from protective necessity to asset value driver.

Value-add fundraising loses share to opportunistic strategies in 2025

Capital raised for value-add real estate strategies has remained steady in recent years, PERE data shows, but investors shifted a larger share of commitments toward data centers and retail assets over the past 12 months.

How private real estate is building resilience against an AI bubble

Investors and managers are preparing their private real estate portfolios for the risks – and the opportunities – inherent in a potential shock to AI’s steep growth trajectory.