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BlackRock’s Valentine Andrews: 'This is a good teaching moment' for private REITsThe global head of infrastructure and real estate at BlackRock says current scrutiny of private REITs will provide lessons for individual investors evaluating the open-end vehicles.
Four seasons; four quarters; four storiesThe narrative of the private real estate market in 2022 changed with the seasons. A year starting with record deals was then impacted by war, inflation and recession, and finished in a deep freeze.
Blueprint: Blackstone and Starwood's rebuttal, QIA and RXR's preferred equity play, PERE's 2022 awards voting opensBlackstone's Schwarzman and Starwood's Sternlicht address concerns surrounding their firms' non-listed REITs; QIA and RXR make a New York multifamily deal work with preferred equity; PERE's award voting gets under way in a hotly contested 2022 class; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blackstone and Starwood bosses defend limiting REIT redemptionsSenior executives at the New York- and Miami-based mega-managers respond to escalating scrutiny of their private REITs after both reached redemption limits.
Private REIT gating is significant but not alarmingBlackstone’s BREIT and Starwood’s SREIT rejecting redemption requests has caused uproar, but the key question is how they will cope with adverse market conditions going forward.
Gaw Capital sets $8bn Japan targetThe purchase of a logistics portfolio from Blackstone has seen Gaw's investment total in the country rise to $3bn over just two years.
Blueprint: Blackstone's gated REIT, real estate selloff begins, Oak Street's first mega-fundBlackstone's gated private REIT is a sign of things to come as investors seek liquidity; PERE's latest deep dive shines a spotlight on the beginnings of a real estate selloff as the markets reckon with volatility; Oak Street turns net lease fundraising heavyweight with the first closing of its maiden mega-fund; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
A spike in failed deals dispels hopes of Asian resilienceRising instances of high-profile aborted transactions in the region are adding to a souring market picture painted by plummeting investment volumes.
How DE&I delivers excellence and innovationReal estate’s heavy hitters are convinced by the business merits of building diverse teams, writes Rhiannon Curry.
Blueprint: Blackstone's creative financing, TPG's latest opportunistic fund, Hines' 10th Asia officeUnique financing benefits Blackstone in volatile times; TPG closes record opportunity fund despite market conditions; Hines opens Vietnam office as APAC expansion continues; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.