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Blueprint: Starwood’s Sternlicht succession, ADIA’s China push, NBIM’s office splash and moreSeptember has arrived and so has PERE’s latest can’t-miss cover story: a conversation with Starwood Capital Group co-founder Barry Sternlicht and his anointed successor atop the firm, president Jonathan Pollack. Catch up on the details below. Elsewhere in private real estate, GLP gets a big investment from Abu Dhabi’s largest sovereign wealth fund; PERE examines the role of power in the real estate-infrastructure convergence; NBIM jumps back into Manhattan’s office market and more in this week’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Starwood, the next generationBarry Sternlicht and his successor, Jonathan Pollack, discuss the wide-ranging implications of the firm’s new leadership structure.
Japan's local markets thrive as value-add takes a front seatCommercial real estate transactions in Q1 2025 rose by 24% year-on-year in the country, according to CBRE, with activity driven primarily by deals involving large global players.
APAC Fund Manager Guide 2025PERE’s annual ranking of private real estate fund managers active throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
'It's an alpha trade': Private equity comes for logistics REITsThe PERE Podcast breaks down Blackstone’s pursuit of Warehouse REIT amid a string of industrial focused take-privates.
Is the real estate recovery finally beginning?Early indications of an uptick in transaction activity signal the end is in sight for the drought of real estate fund distributions.
Sixth Street should become a real estate fundraising juggernautWith the manager’s $1bn takeover bid for Plymouth Industrial REIT capping 18 months of growing its property platform through M&A, dedicated capital formation could be next.
Managers cannot opt out of the sustainability spotlightThe issue has fallen down the industry’s priority list, but other groups are still holding property owners accountable for their climate actions.
Blueprint: KKR’s milestone, BREIT’s interim chief, manager M&A and moreTwo noteworthy pieces of information revealed in regulatory filings top the private real estate headlines this week, as KKR hits a $2 billion milestone on its latest US property fund, while on a more somber note, Blackstone discloses the appointment of an interim CEO of BREIT after the shocking loss of Wesley LePatner last month. Elsewhere, HSBC names its next real assets head, M&A data shows manager stake sales are on the rise and more in this week’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
How to be an unforgettable real estate leaderBlackstone’s Wesley LePatner is gone too soon, but she made a lasting impact on the industry in myriad ways.