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Ivanhoé Cambridge's Chakravarti: Indian RE looks nothing like it did five years agoThe Canadian investor recently launched its first direct office platform in India in partnership with Embassy Group, as an ever-increasing number of global institutions commit capital to the country.
The Force is strong with Lucasfilm’s Singapore HQBlackstone is in talks to buy the building from Disney-owned Lucasfilm, as part of its strategy to invest in suburban business parks.
Are North American investors retreating from Australian CRE?In 2020, US and Canadian investors deployed the least amount of capital in the country out of all overseas buying groups, according to RCA.
Blueprint: Investors rethink core; BGO's latest European fund was reset ready; Ivanhoé Cambridge eyes IndiaInvestors absorb changes to core real estate; BentallGreenOak's latest European debt fund gets a bigger market reset than it bargained for; Ivanhoé Cambridge sets its sights on Indian office parks; a curveball in this year's compensation report; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
What BentallGreenOak’s Metropolitan deal says about secondariesThe New York-based secondaries specialist’s trade from Carlyle to BGO highlights the benefits and risks involved with investing in the space.
Deep Dive: How core real estate is being redefinedThe stable returns of core real estate are in greater demand than ever. But the primary vehicles for delivering them are in the middle of a slow transition.
New economy sectors dominate this year’s PERE awardsThe life science and student housing sectors saw record transactions last year, and that lead to a notable string of wins in the 2020 awards.
- Europe awards: A big year for alternative real estate
Blackstone’s massive bet in the UK student housing sector was just one of the niche property deals recognized in this year’s awards for the region.
- North America awards: Niche sectors driving mega dealflows
Blackstone has swept the region’s awards, bagging six wins, including Firm of the Year, Industry Figure of the Year, Deal of the Year and Capital Raise of the Year.
- Global awards: Headwinds cannot stop progress
Hines has won two global awards for its trend-defining mandate with South Korea’s NPS, while Blackstone takes home several wins for executing 2020’s largest private real estate transaction.