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Harrison Street raises $600m for first data center fundThe Chicago-based manager closed the US-focused vehicle after just 12 months on the road.
Blueprint: CPP and TPG's latest logistics bets, PIMCO goes long on data centers, Fifth Wall's latest proptech fund and moreMassive joint venture formations dominate the real estate headlines this week as CPP Investments and TPG stake their latest claims in the logistics sector. Meanwhile, data center fundraising gains momentum as PIMCO and Harrison Street reveal fresh commitments; Fifth Wall readies its latest proptech war chest; Blue Owl makes a regional-bank play and more in this week's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: NPS's JV spree, AustralianSuper's European play, GIC's next Americas head, PERE's latest fundraising report and morePERE's latest fundraising report, out this week, confirms how 2024 was an extraordinarily difficult year for real estate managers. Will things turn around in 2025? A string of mega-deals suggests buyers and sellers are finding common ground. Leading the way is Korea's NPS, with nearly $2.4 billion in commitments to a pair of real estate ventures. Elsewhere in the industry, AustralianSuper picks up a 50 percent stake in Oxford Properties' European logistics platform, GIC names its next Americas real estate chief, US multifamily managers land in regulators' crosshairs and more in this week's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
NPS establishes strategic partnership with AlmanacThe venture is expected to significantly expand the South Korean investor’s real estate platform business, which was launched last year.
Texas TRS earmarks nearly $700m to five managersThe pension's December commitments included $400m to a co-investment vehicle with Blue Owl and $75m to a new manager relationship.
Berkshire Global Advisors: Rate cuts should help stimulate M&AThe right sector exposure is important for buyers, but sellers will be predominantly those looking to scale up with larger firms, writes Berkshire Global Advisors' Drew Murphy.
Blue Owl Capital buys IPI Partners for $1bnIPI was founded in 2016 as a joint venture between Iconiq and Iron Point.
Blueprint: Ares buys GCP's ex-China business for $3.7bn, Blue Owl's $1bn data-center deal, Blackstone tackles headline riskA mega-merger between two of the top 10 PERE 100 managers dominates real estate headlines this week as Ares Management agrees to acquire GLP Capital Management's non-China business for $3.7 billion; fellow top 10 firm Blue Owl strikes its own $1 billion M&A deal to buy IPI Partners; Blackstone faces questions about reputational risk; PERE checks in from Expo Real; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Moghadam's Trump tariff fears, Blackstone's AI push, France's election investment woesPrologis chief Hamid Moghadam is considering how a Trump presidency would impact business; Blackstone is limbering up to be the largest financial investor in AI infrastructure across the globe; population tracking sees Pretium close its sixth flagship fund successfully; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Private real estate’s M&A takeoverConsolidation in the industry has transformed the manager landscape – but to whose benefit?