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Blueprint: A CPP megadeal, a Howard Marks-backed record fundraise, Blackstone's Europe view and moreNorth American investors are staking their claims in high-conviction European property sectors this week, led by Canada’s CPP Investments, which fended off KKR among others for a coveted student housing portfolio. Meanwhile, Maryland-based Realterm sees a windfall for its Europe-focused outdoor storage fund, Blackstone’s head of Europe sits with PERE for a wide-ranging talk and more in this week’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Tony Ressler, Howard Marks back Tryperion’s fourth fundTREF IV raised $163m and is over 70% deployed.
Blueprint: Brookfield’s next real estate chief, Ares and PIMCO raise billions for data centers and moreA carefully laid succession plan comes to fruition this week as Brookfield reveals its next global real estate chief. Elsewhere, debut data center efforts by PIMCO and Ares find serious traction with investors, public REIT managers eye private capital, Patron and Sixth Street orchestrate significant M&A deals, CDPQ heralds a new era for Ivanhoé Cambridge and more in this week’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: PERE 100 revealed, NBIM's Japan reversal, Grosvenor's new CEO and moreThis week marks the hotly anticipated release of PERE’s annual comprehensive ranking of private real estate’s largest capital raisers. The 2025 edition of the PERE 100 and PERE 200 includes some significant changes from last year, and the volatility says a lot about the state of real estate fundraising. Elsewhere, NBIM and EQT make high-profile exits in Tokyo; Nuveen leans into private wealth; Grosvenor and AEW make senior appointments and more in this week’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
SCERS eyes greater European exposure with €60m Hines commitmentThe pension is weighing one of its largest real estate deployments to date as part of an ongoing push for geographic diversification.
Fundraising flux reshuffles PERE’s manager rankingsOutsized equity targets, and more time spent trying to reach them, contributed to a shakeup in the top echelons of PERE’s annual rankings.
The US is starting to lose its luster for real estate investorsTariffs are driving investors away from the world’s largest property market – which has been a boon for managers targeting other regions.
Blueprint: NBIM’s next real estate head, TPG’s $2bn fundraise, Generali’s third-party drive, and moreA changing of the guard at one of the world’s largest institutional investors leads the headlines this week as Hines’ Alex Knapp takes the top real estate role at NBIM. Meanwhile, TPG Angelo Gordon closes its latest European fund on $2.3 billion; PERE takes a deep dive into insurer Generali’s third-party capital ambitions; a pair of veteran Invesco managing directors jump to new firms, and more in this week’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Ares’ Arougheti: Tariffs will boost real estate values, transaction activityThe Los Angeles-based manager reeled in $3.9bn in real estate commitments last quarter.
Why Ares, Goldman and Blackstone are charging back into retail real estateOn The PERE Podcast, Greg Dool, Samantha Rowan and Guelda Voien break down a pair of deals that signify a renaissance for the once-exiled sector.