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Blueprint: Fortress's acquisition by Middle Eastern sovereign, Urban Partners' new conglomerate status, Brookfield's Oz BTR ventureFortress gets snapped up by Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company, Urban Partners receives initial test of its strategic restructuring from investors, Brookfield expands into Australian residential with BTR deal; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Remembering Sam Zell, GIC and Brookfield's India acquisitions, ADIA hires head of Americas real estateWe remember Equity Group Investments chairman Sam Zell; GIC and Brookfield purchase two properties in India for $1.4 billion; ADIA adds a regional head of real estate to complete its senior leadership team in the asset class; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
TPG, Angelo Gordon can remain two separate parts of a wholeThere are multiple reasons against the two firms’ real estate businesses consolidating after their merger closes later this year.
Blueprint: Brookfield's fifth global fundraise, ESR's maiden Thailand investments, Tishman Speyer's APAC family office fundBrookfield's next global fundraising effort kicks off with the Toronto-based manager eyeing a "tremendous vintage"; ESR enters Thailand with local developer; Tishman Speyer adds to the growing list of private wealth ventures in Asia; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Making capital stack up in a tough financing environmentLow interest rates made it easy to boost returns from real estate. Now life is much harder, especially for those with loan maturity looming.
Secondaries investors target sustainabilityInvestors in real estate secondaries are more concerned with ESG matters than ever. But the passive nature of some investments reduces their influence.
Blueprint: Brookfield's second office default, Goldman Sachs' affordable housing venture, Ascent's family office partnershipBrookfield defaults on 12-property office portfolio in Washington DC and other locations after extending debt three times; Goldman Sachs forms a $1.15bn affordable housing venture at a time when the sector has 'never been more important'; Ascent Real Estate, formerly of Carlyle China, partners with a family office to expand its specialty real estate investment strategy; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Blackstone's latest record fundraise, Brookfield's REIT loses its leader, Lone Star's distressed focusBlackstone closes $30.4 billion opportunistic fund despite today's challenging market environment, Brookfield's Vaughan hands over reins of its private REIT to property boss Kingston, Lone Star targets retail and hotels for its latest fund as most distressed areas of the market; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blackstone’s McCarthy: ‘Effectively the full fund is fresh dry powder'The firm's global co-head of real estate says having $30bn of equity to deploy, at a time when debt is harder to get, is a ‘valuable asset.’
The great valuation challenge for the office sectorTroubles in the banking sector are expected to put further downward pressure on office pricing over the next two quarters, said appraisers.