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Blueprint: PERE 100 and 200 manager rankings, Town Lane's $1.25bn raise, NPS’s dedicated real estate platform investment plansPERE's definitive manager ranking for 2024 is here, with a different set of firms impacting the top level; Tyler Henritze’s Town Lane closed its first fund at $1.25 billion, with the former Blackstone real estate veteran doing it all in just nine months; National Pension Service of Korea is getting into platform level investing with a dedicated strategy; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
ACERA backs Heitman's US-focused real estate fund with $50mOakland-based public pension has previously committed to Heitman funds.
Blueprint: PIMCO's Trausch warns of looming ‘tsunami’ of debt, AXA's Scemama takes on the ESG critics, the ECB strikes note of calm on banks' CRE exposurePIMCO’s Francois Trausch warns of a funding gap if rates do not come down amid a looming tsunami of refinancing; AXA IM Alts' Isabelle Scemama speaks out against the ESG pushback as the firm prioritizes returns amid efforts to decarbonize its global property portfolio; the ECB offers a note of calm on banks' exposure to real estate; and more in today’s special edition briefing from the PERE Network Decarb Forum and PERE Network Europe Forum, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: PERE's Deep Dive on multifamily distress, Blackstone's double exit in the US and South Korea, PAG consortium's $8.3bn acquisition of China mall operatorMultifamily distress is creating both challenges and opportunities for private real estate managers, as PERE's April 2024 cover story examines; Blackstone has made two high-profile exits from investments in the US and South Korea, returning capital to investors in a wide range of vehicles; PAG-led consortium buys the world's largest mall operator in $8.3 billion deal; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Ballon's exit at CPP Investments, Goldman Sachs' latest real estate secondaries capital raise, PERE's MIPIM coverageAnother leadership shakeup at Canada’s major pension plans, with Peter Ballon leaving the top real estate post at CPP Investments after nearly two decades at the investor; PERE reports back on the mood at MIPIM; Goldman Sachs Asset Management raises $1.2 billion for Vintage Real Estate Partners III; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: PERE Awards 2023 winners revealed, PERE Asia 2024 coverage wrap-up, Brookfield’s new European opportunistic vehicleWe unveil the winners of the PERE Awards 2023, including the inaugural Innovation Investor of the Year winner and nine first-time honorees. Meanwhile, our PERE Asia 2024 coverage round-up highlights the key takeaways from our biggest conference. Plus: Brookfield launches the first regional sidecar for its flagship opportunistic Brookfield Strategic Real Estate Partners fund series; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: GIC’s real estate leadership changes, MSREI’s fund extension for G10, Brookfield’s first close for BSREP VGIC’s real estate chief investment officer Lee Kok Sun retires after 27 years at the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund; Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing receives a one-year extension on the investment period for its tenth global real estate fund; Brookfield raises $8 billion in the initial close for BSREP V; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Geopolitical impacts on private real estate, US and UK interest rate policy sentiment threatens to diverge, annual private real estate fundraising at lowest level in more than a decadePERE's February Deep Dive highlights the ripple effects of geopolitics on private real estate investment activity globally; interest rates policy thinking is showing signs of divergence in the sector; fundraising totals for private real estate are the worst in more than a decade, just two years after hitting a peak in 2021; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: ECB repeats concerns about commercial real estate's impact on banks, London office market produces more negative headlines, Coima brings aboard GIC for 'brown-to-green' strategyWith the US celebrating Thanksgiving, PERE's attention has been dominated by events in Europe, with the European Central Bank repeating concerns over the indebtedness of the commercial real estate sector; the office malaise in London leading to further headlines about building loan sales at a discount; important tenants undertaking strategic reviews about reducing their workplace footprints; and more besides in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: PERE America Forum lands in New York, Starwood’s Fund XIII launch, Proptech 20 ranking unveiledPERE hosts its annual America Forum with two days of in-depth discussions in New York, Starwood joins a tight mega-fund race with the launch of Fund XIII, which has a big focus on data centers, this year’s Proptech 20 shows a slowdown in capital raising growth, we make a final call for PERE Awards submissions and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.