Pere Awards

Global awards reveal a total reshuffle of the biggest achievers

In contrast to previous years, no single group took home more than three prizes in the regional category this year.

BGO on Japan’s corporate real estate coming into focus

Fred Schmidt, managing partner and Asia chairman, and Julie Wong, managing partner and head of global capital raising at BGO, say a wave of non-core assets is creating a deep opportunity set for investors.

StepStone Group on a record year for secondaries

Jeff Giller, partner and head of StepStone Real Estate, explains how liquidity constraints and fundraising headwinds are accelerating growth of its real estate investment management business.

Artemis’s Deborah Harmon: ‘If I can do it, then I can pave the way’

This year’s PERE Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Artemis Real Estate Partners co-founder Deborah Harmon, has proven that championing diversity and delivering strong performance are not mutually exclusive.

Blue Owl on how scale and selectivity define real assets

Marc Zahr, co-president of Blue Owl Capital and global head of real assets, sees investors gravitating towards scale, downside protection and long-term leases amid data center volatility and market uncertainty.

PERE Awards 2025: A year of disruption

No single organization dominated this year’s awards, and few were repeated winners.

Ascendant Capital Partners on flexible capital strategies gaining ground

Hospitality market volatility is creating opportunity as the global recovery remains uneven, say Ascendant Capital Partners’ founder and chief executive Russell Gimelstob and co-founder and chief investment officer Alex Halpern.

Blackstone steals the show in Europe

The US manager won four of its five awards in the region where its fundraising dominance remains unchallenged.

Principal Asset Management on data center expansion and evolution

Power, scale and capital are reshaping investment decisions, say Devin Chen, head of private equity portfolio management, and Casey Miller and Ian Curry of Principal Asset Management.

Weave Living on how APAC living sectors are gaining momentum

Sachin Doshi, founder, chairman and CEO of Weave Living, says investors are backing vertically integrated rental housing platforms across the region as the sector absorbs larger pools of capital and investors seek scalable, specialist capabilities.