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Even heavyweights like Brookfield are adopting rolling first closesOnce more of a rarity in fundraising, rolling first closes are increasingly becoming a make-or-break factor for managers during a difficult capital-raising environment.
Deep Dive: Canada’s Maple 8 hit an inflection pointThe country’s biggest pension plans are undergoing significant changes that could have wider implications for their real estate investment activity.
NPS forms a dedicated real estate platform investment teamThe investor is looking to play a more active role in acquiring GP and operator stakes as well as co-creating real estate platforms.
Blueprint: Starwood's redemption limits, CPP's real estate exposure shift, Stoneweg's Cromwell acquisitionStarwood Capital takes limiting redemption requests at its Starwood Real Estate Income Trust to the next level; Swiss manager Stoneweg puts itself on the map via the acquisition of Cromwell Property Group's European business; how the Canada Pension Plan's exposure to real estate keeps reducing; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
CPP Investments further reduced real estate holdings in FY 2024The Canadian pension plan posted a 5% loss in the asset class, blaming the poor performance partly on rising interest rates.
Blueprint: Blackstone’s latest European mega-fund; EQT Exeter’s APAC logistics fund launch; ACORE’s $1.4bn capital raise for real estate creditBlackstone reaches mega-fund status – and eyes another fundraising record – with Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe VII, raising $7.6 billion to date; EQT Exeter focuses its closed-end fundraising efforts on Asia-Pacific with its latest logistics offering; ACORE closes on the largest real estate debt fund so far this year at $1.4 billion; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Under-allocated investors eye European residential dealsMarkets that are non-regulated or have distress potential are at the top of the menu, investors told delegates at the PERE Network Europe Forum.
Blueprint: Executive remarks on central bank decisions, CDPQ's new real estate chief, Starwood's minority stake purchase in ESR, Blackstone's UK luxury retail playExecutives weigh in on the impact of central bank decisions on real estate investing; CDPQ promotes Rana Ghorayeb, chief executive of its real estate lending arm Otéra Capital, to its new head of real estate; Starwood Capital Group acquires a minority stake in Asia logistics heavyweight ESR Group as the firm seeks to expand in the region, and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Ballon's exit at CPP Investments, Goldman Sachs' latest real estate secondaries capital raise, PERE's MIPIM coverageAnother leadership shakeup at Canada’s major pension plans, with Peter Ballon leaving the top real estate post at CPP Investments after nearly two decades at the investor; PERE reports back on the mood at MIPIM; Goldman Sachs Asset Management raises $1.2 billion for Vintage Real Estate Partners III; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
ESR targets $5bn for Korea's first open-end core logistics fundThe Hong Kong-based firm has received an initial commitment of more than $400m from an anchor investor in the fund.