Cohen and Steers overview
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Blueprint: NBIM's big Blackstone commitment, Cohen & Steers and IDR join forces, Hines loses another executive
Scandimania dominates this week’s headlines: NBIM kicks things off with a blockbuster commitment; meanwhile, Hines, the firm from which NBIM recently poached its head of real estate, loses another top executive. Two US-based managers copy NBIM’s approach of targeting public and private real estate, Greystar enters the Nordic market, and more in this week’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Beta awareness should prevail as cycles turn
Lagging performance indicators in private real estate is an existential problem for the sector, making alpha betting challenging for investors, argues James Corl, head of private real estate, Cohen & Steers.

Cohen & Steers adds to private real estate team
The listed specialist’s return to the sector is bolstered by another former Siguler Guff executive.
Cohen & Steers pulls out of private equity real estate
The New-York investment manager has decided to pull the plug on its involvement in global private real estate, leading to Steve Coyle and the team at Cohen & Steers Global Realty Partners leaving.
End of the line
REIT manager Cohen & Steers and its private equity real estate team were an unlikely pairing from the get-go. But various factors made it impossible for them to stay together.
Cohen and Steers contact information
Offices
Contacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Contact | Job titlePresident and Chief Investment Officer | LocationNew York, United States | Email |
Job titleChief Operating Officer | LocationLondon, United Kingdom | Email | |
Job titleSenior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer | LocationNew York, United States | Email | |
Job titleManaging Director, Distribution COO | LocationNew York, United States | Email | |
Cohen and Steers funds managed
Closed funds: 2
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
Fund size | Close dateAug 2025 | Strategy | |
Fund size | Close dateDec 2023 | Strategy | |
Stories that mention Cohen and Steers
Blueprint: GIC’s real estate leadership changes, MSREI’s fund extension for G10, Brookfield’s first close for BSREP V
GIC’s real estate chief investment officer Lee Kok Sun retires after 27 years at the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund; Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing receives a one-year extension on the investment period for its tenth global real estate fund; Brookfield raises $8 billion in the initial close for BSREP V; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Geopolitical impacts on private real estate, US and UK interest rate policy sentiment threatens to diverge, annual private real estate fundraising at lowest level in more than a decade
PERE's February Deep Dive highlights the ripple effects of geopolitics on private real estate investment activity globally; interest rates policy thinking is showing signs of divergence in the sector; fundraising totals for private real estate are the worst in more than a decade, just two years after hitting a peak in 2021; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Bain gets back on the fundraising trail, Prologis's big industrial buy from Blackstone, GCP's $3.2bn fundraise
Bain Capital re-enters the market with its third real estate fund, Prologis buys $3.1 billion of industrial property from Blackstone on its balance sheet, GCP crosses the $3 billion threshold in its open-ended Japan fund; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Real estate debt funds step into the banking void
With liquidity set to tighten further as banks continue to retrench, alternatives lenders are seeing opportunities across the spectrum.
Deep Dive: When will the lights go back on for real estate dealmaking?
Investors are still in the dark over real estate values, but there are several reasons why the industry may be back in business before long.
MSIM’s Durkay: ‘You can achieve a double-digit return’ in listed real estate
The firm's new head of global listed real assets believes certain office REITs could still generate 10-15% IRRs over the next several years.
Real estate investors warm to cold storage
Demand for online shopping, food delivery and pharmaceutical storage is driving demand for cold storage logistics. Real estate investors are taking note.
PGIM eyes global expansion of RE defined contribution business
The New Jersey-based manager intends to launch new products in the strategy on the back of two senior personnel moves.