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Aware Super takes a bullish – and contrarian – stance as it looks to scale its investment activity in US real estate. Meanwhile, Blackstone names a successor to Wesley LePatner as CEO of BREIT, Brookfield charts a major expansion in Asia, QuadReal and Kennedy Wilson strike residential platform deals, a US pension dials up its risk appetite and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Private real estate gets a reality check in PERE's latest investor report, which suggests a fundraising rebound is still some ways off. That is not stopping several new managers from making their mark, and we highlight six of them in our February cover story. Elsewhere, we dive into a stunning comeback for hotel investment, how political upheaval is disrupting global capital flows and more in this week's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

PERE's latest issue arrives this week with a cover story on the changing outlook for distress and how some of private real estate's largest managers are adapting to unexpected twists in the market. Elsewhere in the industry, KKR forms joint ventures on two continents, MARK Capital Management breaks down a €660 million fundraise, BGO earns an institutional mandate, and more in this week's newsletter, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Record fundraises by Ares and BGO and a target-missing capital haul by Lone Star dominate the private real estate capital markets headlines; Aviva Investors adopts a progressive approach to real estate investing with less reliance on benchmarks; Korean and Japanese investors at PERE's live events last week talk of boosting their real estate exposures, and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Executives 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.

Private real estate executives digest a widespread pause in interest rate hikes by central banks; Harrison Street joins a limited cohort of fundraising winners this year; Heitman calls out insurance costs as a major industry threat; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Norges Bank’s Kallevig's new co-investment role at Prologis, KKR's expansion into net-lease real estate space following WP Carey hires, AIA dials up exposure to logistics sector, and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Henderson Park sets a higher target for its second opportunity fund; PineBridge makes another firm-level acquisition; Colony Capital rebrands; a big splash in China's office sales market; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.