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The AI surge will transform data centersNew technological capabilities are poised to drive exponential growth in data storage demand. But PERE finds that for data center owners and investors, capitalizing on this paradigm comes with serious challenges.
APAC managers are not immune from deployment challengesAsia’s top real estate managers hold at least $65bn of dry powder, but are struggling to invest it.
Blueprint: ESR’s delayed C-REIT launch, BREIT’s incoming chief, Warburg Pincus and Lendlease in $1.2bn life sciences dealESR postpones the launch of its C-REIT until later in the year, citing the low share prices of existing C-REITs in the market; Blackstone’s Wesley LePatner follows in Frank Cohen’s footsteps as BREIT’s new CEO, after previously replacing him as head of the firm’s global core-plus real estate business; Warburg Pincus and Lendlease make headway on building an Asia-Pacific life sciences platform with a $1.2 billion debut deal; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Savills’ Down: Rate cuts do not necessarily mean better pricingThose expecting values to be correlative to debt ‘are holding out for something that won’t happen,’ says the capital markets executive.
Blueprint: Office woes drag investor returns and Asia funding shortfalls, CPPIB returns to marquee fund commitments with Blackstone, ex-CalPERS boss takes lead role at PrologisOffice headwinds keep heavyweight investors CDPQ and NBIM's real estate performance down; CPPIB performs a strategic U-turn and returns to cutting big checks to mega-funds, with a commitment to Blackstone's latest European opportunity fund; ex-CalPERS real estate boss Ted Eliopoulos bolsters the capital markets capabilities of the world's biggest logistics landlord; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blackstone fund commitment marks pivot for CPP InvestmentsCanadian pension fund’s €500m commitment suggests shift in fund investment strategy.
Blackstone and Brookfield are no longer the default optionThe ‘big two’ remain private real estate’s biggest fundraisers, but evidence points to other firms getting more investor attention these days.
USS buys £405m UK housing portfolio from BlackstoneThe UK private pension fund has acquired 3,000 homes in the country’s largest-ever deal for shared ownership housing.
Blueprint: NPS commits to fewer funds, Blackstone’s $1bn multifamily sale, Hines’ latest leadership changeNPS reduces the number of its fund investments in real estate, the only alternative asset class where the South Korean pension fund undertook a downsizing; Blackstone sells an 11-apartment portfolio for nearly $1 billion, sparking a re-examination of pricing by some industry watchers; Hines elevates another Hines family member to the office of the CEO as part of an ongoing succession plan, following a senior leadership reshuffle in late July; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blackstone in $1bn US multifamily exitThe manager is offloading 11 properties to REIT Equity Residential in separate transactions.