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HighBrook hires Morgan Stanley veteran for newly created roleThe Florida-based manager has appointed its first global head of private capital markets after launching multiple new strategies.
Blueprint: Tariff turmoil, BGO’s succession plan, private real estate’s top law firms and moreAs a looming trade war rocks global markets, volatility is seeping into private real estate where hopes for a recovery are giving way to fears of another downturn. Meanwhile, succession plans are back in the spotlight this week as managers BGO and M&G look inward for their next leaders, Prologis’s next chapter includes an emphasis on private capital, a pair of Morgan Stanley veterans strike out on their own and much more in this week's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Investors sour on real estate, emerging managers to watch, the hotel comeback and morePrivate 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.
Blueprint: NBIM's big bets on US office and logistics, MetLife's $1.2bn PineBridge deal and moreBlueprint is back for the new year, and some of the industry's biggest players are already gripping the headlines. If 2025 is meant to see an uptick in dealmaking, Norway's NBIM is setting the pace, spending nearly $2 billion on US logistics and office assets in the past two weeks alone. Elsewhere in the industry, MetLife Investment Management pursues a billion-dollar merger with PineBridge Investments, industry executives share bold predictions for private real estate's year ahead and more in this week's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Ares buys GCP's ex-China business for $3.7bn, Blue Owl's $1bn data-center deal, Blackstone tackles headline riskA mega-merger between two of the top 10 PERE 100 managers dominates real estate headlines this week as Ares Management agrees to acquire GLP Capital Management's non-China business for $3.7 billion; fellow top 10 firm Blue Owl strikes its own $1 billion M&A deal to buy IPI Partners; Blackstone faces questions about reputational risk; PERE checks in from Expo Real; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Henderson Park's Nick Weber: Drawn to the USALondon-headquartered manager Henderson Park’s initial US fund is part of an expansion plan several years in the making.
Blueprint: Office woes drag investor returns and Asia funding shortfalls, CPPIB returns to marquee fund commitments with Blackstone, ex-CalPERS boss takes lead role at PrologisOffice headwinds keep heavyweight investors CDPQ and NBIM's real estate performance down; CPPIB performs a strategic U-turn and returns to cutting big checks to mega-funds, with a commitment to Blackstone's latest European opportunity fund; ex-CalPERS real estate boss Ted Eliopoulos bolsters the capital markets capabilities of the world's biggest logistics landlord; 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 decadePERE'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: Blackstone defaults on debt but sees waning fund redemption queues, Lone Star's 22nd fundraise coming, AXA IM Alts raises notable capital for debtBlackstone defaults on Finnish portfolio despite efforts to stave this off in the same week it reports redemption queues for BREIT softening; Lone Star Funds begins fundraising for its 22nd real estate opportunity fund; AXA IM Alts pours as much into debt as it does equity in a sign of the times; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
HighBrook exceeds fundraising target for Fund IVThe West Palm Beach, Florida-headquartered manager raised approximately one-third of the $632m fund in the last four months, even amid increased capital markets volatility.