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Will these be great vintage years for Japan real estate?Deployment in the market has hit record levels. But strong returns on those investments are far from a sure bet.
Ares launches global logistics platform following GCP purchaseMarq Logistics will unify Ares' industrial portfolio with operations bought from GCP, encompassing 600 million square feet globally.
Blueprint: Kayne Anderson’s $3bn quest, ICG’s Asia retreat, Artemis after the sale, self-storage wars and moreAs the US pauses for turkey, football and expressions of gratitude, a handful of managers have something to be thankful for this season, too. Kayne Anderson is defying even its own expectations with its seventh and soon-to-be-largest flagship property fund yet, while Artemis Real Estate has lined up $1.2bn and counting for its third healthcare fund, and its first since its sale to Barings. Meanwhile, self-storage booms, investors mull the Mamdani effect and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blue Vista, UBS and Extra Space form US self-storage ventureWith an initial $600m capitalization, the partnership aims to assemble the country’s largest privately owned self-storage platform.
Madison International to make first investments in AsiaFounder Ron Dickerman expects his firm will begin deploying capital next year amid a ‘very intriguing’ time to explore real estate secondaries in the region.
Brookfield makes first real estate secondaries exitsStrong rental growth allowed the manager to exit portfolios of industrial and student housing assets three years earlier than planned.
Ares eyes real estate fund closes in early 2026The capital raising momentum comes amid an uptick in deployment, which is up 78% year-on-year in the asset class.
Lowell Baron looks to make his markBrookfield’s new real estate CEO readies a major initiative just months after taking the helm of one of the world’s largest managers.
Blueprint: Makarora, Ares to take Plymouth private, AEW ends its Asia flagship series, the trend driving consolidation, and moreThe seasons have finally begun to change in many markets this week, but private real estate still finds itself in a similar state of flux. Makarora and Ares Management swoop in as surprise buyers for Plymouth Industrial REIT; AEW ends its Asia fund series; parent PEI Group's Private Markets 2030 feature demonstrates changing investor landscape driving manager consolidation; Nuveen gets into the private wealth market; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
- Makarora, Ares ink $2.1bn deal to take Plymouth Industrial REIT private
The transaction elbows out a rival bid by Sixth Street, made in August and widely expected to go forward.