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Berkshire Global Advisors: New and returning buyers bolster M&A recoveryTraditional and alternative managers, as well as institutional investors, provide a vote of confidence in the real estate market, according to Drew Murphy, partner and head of the private markets advisory practice at Berkshire Global Advisors.
Blueprint: Ares’ new era, BGO’s data center fundraise, target allocations’ slide, and moreA change atop Ares Management’s global real estate business leads the headlines this week, followed by an exclusive on a US industrial fundraise by BGO with a data center angle. Meanwhile, Hodes Weill finds a dip in investors’ target real estate allocations, Prologis eyes capitalization strategies for its own data center expansion, AustralianSuper expands its UK push, and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
CBRE IM’s Indirect unit commits €500m to Redevco’s debut fundThe vehicle, which will build a portfolio of retail parks across the UK and Europe, has closed in a ‘one-and-done’ raise anchored by the multi-manager.
Rising manager stake sales reflect greater fundraising confidenceA Hodes Weill report finds a surge in deals for non-controlling interests as buyers underwrite AUM growth for real estate managers.
Blueprint: BGO’s largest-ever property fund, Harrison Street's $1bn month, US pensions in the lurch, and moreIs there hope for a fundraising comeback yet? A pair of major capital raising successes lead the headlines as BGO amasses a $5.1 billion war chest aimed at Japan and Korea, while Harrison Street’s latest US flagship fund closes on $1 billion directly out of the gate. Elsewhere, US pensions size up the impact of trade wars on capital flows, a London office platform fetches more than $445 million and more in this week’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Berkshire Global Advisors: M&A is turning up the heatAs corporate real estate deals ramp up in both size and volume, potential targets are focused on generating growth and boosting negotiating power, according to Drew Murphy, partner and head of real estate at Berkshire Global Advisors.
Blueprint: Morgan Stanley’s $800m fundraise, CapitaLand's China expansion, Clarion's new president and moreReal estate investment trusts – of both the listed and nontraded variety – are back in the spotlight this week as Morgan Stanley amasses a war chest and national portfolio for its inaugural private REIT, while Singaporean real estate manager CapitaLand eyes an expansion into the Chinese public markets. Elsewhere, private real estate managers find a discount opportunity in REIT stocks; Pretium’s head of real estate decamps for Clarion Partners; and more in this week's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
NW1 holds final close on first Dutch IOS vehicleThe manager raised capital from US investors including CBRE Investment Management’s indirect strategies arm.
Retail investors look to pick winning segments as market recoversExperience and necessity-driven assets are back in focus, but identifying outperforming subsectors is more difficult than ever.
Blueprint: NPS's JV spree, AustralianSuper's European play, GIC's next Americas head, PERE's latest fundraising report and morePERE's latest fundraising report, out this week, confirms how 2024 was an extraordinarily difficult year for real estate managers. Will things turn around in 2025? A string of mega-deals suggests buyers and sellers are finding common ground. Leading the way is Korea's NPS, with nearly $2.4 billion in commitments to a pair of real estate ventures. Elsewhere in the industry, AustralianSuper picks up a 50 percent stake in Oxford Properties' European logistics platform, GIC names its next Americas real estate chief, US multifamily managers land in regulators' crosshairs and more in this week's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.