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Proptech fundraising is already a lopsided affairFifth Wall’s dominance in PERE’s inaugural Proptech 20 ranking is reminiscent of Blackstone’s in the private real estate sector’s main capital market space.
How the pandemic has challenged working assumptionsExperts from Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors, Clarion Partners, Deutsche Finance International and Nuveen Real Estate discuss the radical changes underway in the once-predictable office sector at PERE’s workplace roundtable.
Apollo places its Vegas bet on the VenetianApollo and VICI Properties' $6.25bn purchase comes from a distressed situation but the asset itself was by no means sold at distressed pricing.
What Blackstone-Starwood’s $6bn Extended Stay deal says about the future of hotelsThe private equity firms’ large bet on the hotel owner and operator speaks to the faster-than-expected rebound in the sector, but its pricing remains a point of contention.
DCRB confirms $100m commitmentThe US public pension has backed one of Blackstone's flagship regional open-ended core-plus property vehicles.
Blueprint: Nuveen, Taconic's $600m NYC life science recap; QuadReal's $1bn China logistics venture; WeWork repositions as a tech companyNuveen and Taconic's plans to upscale a NYC car showroom into a life sciences hub; How QuadReal's low profile China strategy includes a $1 billion logistics partnership; KKR hires Tom Lee to lead its lower risk and return Asia activities; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Distressed debt deals are still the exception rather than the normOaktree’s substantial deployment of its latest property fund is not indicative of dealflow in the market overall, but rather that it is ahead of the pack.
Why Allianz is betting big on single family rentalsThe German investor has committed $300m to a 'first of its kind' joint venture targeting purpose-built rental communities in the US.
Blueprint: StepStone is ready to spend; Blackstone, Starwood draw questions for latest hotel play; Gaw launches proptech fundWhat StepStone plans to do with $3.5 billion of dry powder; a closer look at the price Blackstone, Starwood paid for Extended Stay America; Gaw Capital's latest proptech investment strategy, and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
StepStone hires ex-EQT executive as part of $3.5bn investment driveThe new hire will help to lead investments in Europe while the New York-based private markets firm also plans to step up deployment in Asia.