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BREP X’s fundraising success demonstrates an investor contrastBlackstone has completed another record fundraise even while it continues to grapple with redemption queues in its private REIT.
Blueprint: Blackstone's latest record fundraise, Brookfield's REIT loses its leader, Lone Star's distressed focusBlackstone closes $30.4 billion opportunistic fund despite today's challenging market environment, Brookfield's Vaughan hands over reins of its private REIT to property boss Kingston, Lone Star targets retail and hotels for its latest fund as most distressed areas of the market; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blackstone’s McCarthy: ‘Effectively the full fund is fresh dry powder'The firm's global co-head of real estate says having $30bn of equity to deploy, at a time when debt is harder to get, is a ‘valuable asset.’
Blueprint: PERE's cover story on price discovery, the White House's call for new banking rules, this year's compensation survey resultsPERE's April cover dives deep on price discovery and when transaction activity is set to bounce back; the White House calls for a new set of rules for mid-sized banks, looking to reverse Trump-era rollbacks; PERE unveils the results of its joint compensation survey with Sousou Partners; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
The great valuation challenge for the office sectorTroubles in the banking sector are expected to put further downward pressure on office pricing over the next two quarters, said appraisers.
Blueprint: SVB's purchase abates Deutsche Bank's troubles, Starwood's Sternlicht criticizes rate hikes, ESR's divestment plansSVB's sale assuages markets, including stemming Deutsche Bank's drop in share price; Starwood's Barry Sternlicht laments the Federal Reserve's decision to continue hiking rates after regional bank failures. Plus: ESR plots up to $750 million divestment following ARA acquisition; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
UBS and Credit Suisse: a $160bn real estate management giant in the making?A combination of the two Swiss banks’ businesses could cement UBS’s position as an industry behemoth both home and abroad.
Bressler steps aside with Aermont on topAermont, which the industry doyen founded nearly 17 years ago, was responsible for the largest European real estate fundraise last year.
Blueprint: Blackstone defaults on debt but sees waning fund redemption queues, Lone Star's 22nd fundraise coming, AXA IM Alts raises notable capital for debtBlackstone defaults on Finnish portfolio despite efforts to stave this off in the same week it reports redemption queues for BREIT softening; Lone Star Funds begins fundraising for its 22nd real estate opportunity fund; AXA IM Alts pours as much into debt as it does equity in a sign of the times; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Palladitcheff: ‘If I didn't solve these problems, someone else would have to’In little more than three years of leading Ivanhoé Cambridge, Nathalie Palladitcheff has created a blueprint for success for the C$77bn investor and its C$400bn parent, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. We spoke with her as she received PERE’s Lifetime Achievement Award.