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Blueprint: CDPQ's Ivanhoé Cambridge integration leads to big departure, Blackstone's BREIT sees drop in redemptions, fundraises hit and miss targetsCanadian investor CDPQ will lose CEO Nathalie Palladitcheff after integrating its real estate business, Ivanhoé Cambridge; Blackstone points to brighter times ahead for BREIT as redemption requests from the giant private real estate investment trust fall dramatically; Cabot hits its fundraising target while Rockpoint misses its goal despite a strong first closing; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blackstone's Gray: The 'pillars of a real estate recovery' are formingBlackstone’s president said commercial real estate values are bottoming out and expected an uptick in realizations in H2.
Makarora’s first fund is a litmus test on flexibilityThe debut vehicle of ex-Blackstone real estate boss Chad Pike should reveal investor appetite for an unconventionally wide brief.
Blueprint: Pike’s debut fund launch, Goldman’s ongoing real estate sell-downs, Actis’s Asia real estate expansionFormer Blackstone real estate boss Chad Pike launches a debut special situations fund for his new firm Makarora; Goldman readies another year of commercial real estate sell-downs after reducing its property holdings by more than $6 billion last year; Actis gears up for an Asia real estate expansion following the firm’s acquisition by General Atlantic; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
- Inside Blackstone’s plan to deploy $65bn in dry powder
New global real estate co-head Nadeem Meghji believes the firm has ‘an unparalleled opportunity’ to invest capital amid a dislocated market.
Pike’s Makarora goes for flexibility with fund debutThe ex-Blackstone real estate boss has included three strategies in the investing thesis for his new firm’s maiden fund.
Why all the new real estate heads?Private real estate’s biggest firms - Blackstone, UBS and Partners Group among them - have clear reasons for needing more people at the top.
Blueprint: Senior leadership changes at Blackstone, BlackRock and UBS; Goldman Sachs' and Phoenix Property Partners' latest fundraises; Savills' US debt expansionGlobal leadership changes dominate the private real estate sector headlines with promotions at Blackstone and UBS featuring as well as a departure at BlackRock; Goldman Sachs and Phoenix Property Investors make notable fundraising headway; Savills' debt business breaks into the US; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
- Blackstone makes real estate leadership changes
Blackstone has promoted multiple executives at the real estate and firm level in preparation for an 'active' investment period in 2024.
Blueprint: Apollo’s Asia real estate equity wind-down, Partners’ big retail bet in Europe, the best of our Look Ahead 2024 coverageApollo Global Management prepares to wind down its Asia real estate equity business following the departure of partner Ian Cohen; Partners Group invests in a fund to buy 10 retail parks across Belgium and Portugal from Mitiska REIM; the biggest takeaways from our Look Ahead series featuring top executives from Blackstone, Hines and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.