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Blueprint: A fundraising rebound, Bain’s $3.4bn haul, CBRE’s secondaries leap and moreOur first edition of 2026 brings welcome news for private real estate managers: PERE’s full-year fundraising data reveals capital allocations to the asset class rose significantly last year, suggesting a long-anticipated market recovery has finally arrived. Meanwhile, Bain Capital reaches a final close on its latest flagship fund, CBRE Investment Management achieves a dramatic jump with its second-ever secondaries vehicle, EQT bolsters its US investor coverage, Lone Star goes office shopping and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
DOWNLOAD: Private real estate fundraising rebounds in 2025The increase in fundraising activity was largely driven by Blackstone and Brookfield, which together raised more than $35bn last year.
Oaktree comes up short on ninth real estate opportunity fundThe vehicle’s $2.6bn final close came months before Brookfield agreed to buy the Los Angeles-based manager’s outstanding shares.
Blueprint: Canada’s next mega-manager, Blackstone’s $2bn take-private, KKR’s Europe shake-up and moreCanada’s Sun Life Financial seizes the spotlight this week, as PERE reveals the insurance giant is embarking on an ambitious expansion of its private markets platform with a familiar face at the helm. Meanwhile, Blackstone unveils its latest take-private target in 155-year-old Hawaiian landlord Alexander & Baldwin; Mubadala and Aldar look to raise a $1bn Gulf-focused fund; KKR loses its European real estate head and taps two to replace him; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Sculptor’s record fundraise, LaSalle’s next CEO, investor consolidation, and moreSculptor Capital Management tops the headlines this week, as PERE can exclusively report the manager has closed its fifth, and by far its largest, flagship property fund yet, pulling in $5.4 billion for a strategy focused on niche property types. Meanwhile, London’s Grosvenor Group breaks into a new market; Chicago’s LaSalle reveals its next global CEO; Korea’s NPS backs a UK multifamily venture; an Artemis veteran finds a backer for his own senior housing platform; a slew of mega-managers announce big logistics tie-ups; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Sculptor closes Fund V, beats $3bn target by over 50%With co-investment capital, the New York-based manager's latest opportunistic vehicle is more than double the size of its predecessor.
Blueprint: Gaw retrenches to Asia, Brookfield sells on secondaries market, PERE America arrives, and moreThe week leading up to PERE’s 20th annual PERE Network America Forum was one of push and pull: Gaw Capital decided to stop adding to its institutional offerings in Europe and the US in a retrench to Asia; Brookfield pushed into real estate secondaries exits; and EDF Invest thrust its way into the residential sector; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Brookfield makes first real estate secondaries exitsStrong rental growth allowed the manager to exit portfolios of industrial and student housing assets three years earlier than planned.
Lowell Baron looks to make his markBrookfield’s new real estate CEO readies a major initiative just months after taking the helm of one of the world’s largest managers.
Download the November 2025 issue of PEREInside: Brookfield’s new real estate CEO talks to PERE about the firm’s new strategy; A 20-page special report on technology, including our Proptech 20 ranking of biggest fundraisers in the sector; A US roundtable; And much more…