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Almanac acquires minority stake in Alterra IOSThe investment will support Alterra’s growing IOS portfolio in a further sign of the institutionalization of the asset class.
When big ambition is challenged by a lack of exitsThe Middle East has become an investment hotspot for several of the world’s largest real estate managers, but exit avenues remain a sticking point for investors.
Private real estate buyers warm to Hong Kong againBlackstone’s reported bid for local developer New World signals the market is back on global institutions’ radar.
Blueprint: Nuveen-Schroders merger; Mapfre’s portfolio diversification; brokerages’ sell-off implicationsNuveen’s acquisition of London-based asset manager Schroders is slated to form a $2.5 trillion asset management titan with a private real estate exposure at around $172 billion. Madrid-based insurer Mapfre is looking to diversify its property portfolio and seek opportunities outside the office market, investment manager-owning listed brokers experience stock rout because of AI bubble fears and more in today’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Former Brookfield exec joins Slättö to support globalizing investor baseAs managing director of capital formation, Laura Barstow will help the Swedish manager capture growing international interest in Nordics real estate.
Blueprint: Azora’s fundraise; Slate’s grocery-anchored strategy; KKR’s core confidence and moreSpanish manager Azora tops the headlines this week with a record Southern European fund, while Canada’s Slate Asset Management is also en route to its largest European fundraise to date. PERE has the scoops on both below. Elsewhere, KKR highlights a “dearth of capital” for core real estate and a corresponding opportunity, the outdoor storage race continues and more in today’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Last mile quickly becomes logistics investors’ first choiceAs logistics markets recalibrate, last-mile assets stand out with rent growth supported by supply pressures, e-commerce and consumer expectations.
Great outdoors: Brookfield treks back into IOS with $1.2bn dealThe PERE Podcast highlights growing institutional appetite for exposure to outdoor storage portfolios, with insights from Realterm CIO Price Booker.
Blueprint: Blackstone’s REIT streak, family office trends, investor perspectives and moreThe world’s largest real estate manager is set to get larger this year, with Blackstone president Jon Gray predicting increased capital deployment amid “tremendous momentum” for its property business to start 2026. Elsewhere, Madrid-based manager Stoneshield gets the year off to a flying start with its latest fund targeting the Southern European market; PERE’s latest investor survey shows growing confidence in private real estate; Brookfield returns to outdoor storage; a US pension hits obstacles in affordable housing, and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Beyond BGO: Sonny Kalsi’s final actThe industry veteran has just agreed to the biggest job of his financial career. He expects it to be his last.