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Blackstone’s real estate co-head departure raises myriad questionsThe firm’s decision to have only a sole global head leaves a leadership vacuum – and contradicts its earlier position on oversight of the business.
TA Realty’s Strope: ‘So much of data centers is so little understood’One of private real estate’s hottest sectors is also one of the most opaque, according to speakers at the PERE America Forum.
Blueprint: Makarora, Ares to take Plymouth private, AEW ends its Asia flagship series, the trend driving consolidation, and moreThe seasons have finally begun to change in many markets this week, but private real estate still finds itself in a similar state of flux. Makarora and Ares Management swoop in as surprise buyers for Plymouth Industrial REIT; AEW ends its Asia fund series; parent PEI Group's Private Markets 2030 feature demonstrates changing investor landscape driving manager consolidation; Nuveen gets into the private wealth market; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Ares’ new era, BGO’s data center fundraise, target allocations’ slide, and moreA change atop Ares Management’s global real estate business leads the headlines this week, followed by an exclusive on a US industrial fundraise by BGO with a data center angle. Meanwhile, Hodes Weill finds a dip in investors’ target real estate allocations, Prologis eyes capitalization strategies for its own data center expansion, AustralianSuper expands its UK push, and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
'Fox in the henhouse': Blackstone’s UK REIT push takes a surprising turnThe PERE Podcast examines the mega-manager’s unexpected deal with Tritax Big Box, the same firm it outlasted in a bidding war for London-listed Warehouse REIT just weeks ago.
Centre d’Affaires Paris Trocadéro: Blackstone’s ‘safe’ bet on Paris trophy officeUnion Investment announced in September it had agreed to sell the 441,300-square-foot mixed-use asset to Blackstone for €700m.
Advisory firm Sousou Connect launches Saudi ventureThe London-based real assets consulting firm is responding to an increase in global managers seeking to raise and deploy capital in the region.
Blueprint: Women of influence, Expo highlights, DPI deep dive, Blackstone’s Gulf game and moreThis week marks the release of the fifth annual Women of Influence in Private Markets list – meet this year’s class below. Meanwhile, our latest cover story takes a deep dive into property fund distributions (or the relative lack thereof); European real estate leaders head to Munich for Expo Real, where PERE is on the ground and the stage; Blackstone, SC Capital and CapitaLand stake their claims in the Gulf region; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Greykite's Michael Abel: Fast out of the gateHaving secured $1.4bn and counting, Greykite is on track to score a record capital haul for a first-time real estate fundraise in Europe. Founder and CEO Michael Abel speaks with PERE.
Blackstone forms $5bn Gulf logistics ventureThe firm is expanding its warehouse footprint in partnership with Lunate, the Abu Dhabi-based firm that teamed with Brookfield on a Middle East residential strategy in May.