Fund Services

Introducing PERE’s inaugural placement agent ranking

The biggest real estate capital advisory firms are ranked by both new and aggregate equity raised over the past year.

Public REITs’ balancing act

The new entrants have closed some of the largest private real estate funds this year, but can they serve two disparate investor groups?

BNPP AM Alts amasses €3bn for European credit strategy targeting value-add deals

The manager is targeting high single-digit IRRs by lending against transitional real estate through its latest fund and associated vehicles.

Chatham Financial to buy Hodes Weill & Associates

One of private real estate’s best-known capital advisory firms has multiple key objectives in becoming part of the capital markets adviser.

Alter Domus on the shifting sands of fund administration

Real estate fund administrators are plotting a new path from insourcing to outsourcing via co-sourcing models, says Anita Lyse, group sector head, real assets, at Alter Domus.

Deep Dive: Why 2024 looks bright for the sector-specialists

While the largest diversified funds still rule the pack, capital is increasingly flowing to vehicles with a singular investment focus.

Digital matchmakers can make their mark

Yet building an effective digital capital raising tool faces steep challenges, writes Keith Button

ESG weighs on fund domiciliation decisions

The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is just one of the ESG-focused standards to consider when choosing a domicile for your real estate fund.

Why it might be time to look beyond the usual suspects for fund domiciliation

A handful of jurisdictions continue to dominate the market for fund domiciles. Simon Watkins asks whether rivals can ever take their crowns.