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Deep Dive: The performance metric that has become ‘top of mind’Pressure for payouts mounts as many 2020- and 2021-vintage funds continue to generate little to no distributions.
Pike’s Makarora raises and deploys first capital for debut fundThe New York-based firm founded by ex-Blackstone real estate boss Chad Pike has refined the strategy for its first fund to focus on opportunistic investments.
Shifting occupier demands reshape the data center gold rushEvolving tenant needs for the latest AI and cloud-computing technology are driving record pre-leasing and reshaping both investment and development strategies.
Data center markets: Capital is powering throughThe scale and complexity of today’s data center markets are driving a shift in how capital is deployed.
Blueprint: Aware Super’s US deployment plans; BREIT’s next chief; Brookfield’s APAC ambitionsAware Super takes a bullish – and contrarian – stance as it looks to scale its investment activity in US real estate. Meanwhile, Blackstone names a successor to Wesley LePatner as CEO of BREIT, Brookfield charts a major expansion in Asia, QuadReal and Kennedy Wilson strike residential platform deals, a US pension dials up its risk appetite and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Wentworth hits A$350m hard-cap for first flagship Australian fundThe Sydney-headquartered manager beat a A$250m target for its first fund and has already deployed 50% of the capital raised.
Blueprint: Greykite’s $1.4bn raise, CalSTRS’ real estate push, Blackstone’s latest logistics move, and moreThose hoping for a fundraising recovery can find an encouraging sign this week from rookie manager Greykite, which in 15 months on the road has amassed $1.4bn and counting for its debut property vehicle, PERE can reveal. Elsewhere in private real estate, allocators CalSTRS and Aware Super signal their intent to ramp up in the asset class; Blackstone gets its UK warehouse prize; KKR resumes its student-housing push; and more in this week’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blackstone’s Miyasaki to depart amid leadership changes in AsiaThe firm’s current COO for real estate in Europe will be relocating to Singapore to assume Miyasaki’s role as head of acquisitions for Asia.
Greykite’s debut fundraise reaches $1.4bn at second closeThe vehicle is on track to be one of the largest Europe-focused first-time real estate funds upon final close, which is expected by mid-2026.
In succession planning, continuity is not always the priorityAs other managers favor internal promotions for top real estate posts, Starwood chairman Barry Sternlicht says he chose his successor in part for a fresh perspective.