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Control deals dominated manager M&A in H1 2026Over 70% of mergers so far this year involved a full or majority purchase, a shift from 2025, a Hodes Weill report found.
Berkshire Global: Real estate M&A sees a temporary changing of the guardNon-alts buyers are stepping into the breach as large, publicly traded investment managers take a breather, according to Drew Murphy, partner and head of the private markets advisory practice at Berkshire Global Advisors.
BGO seeks ‘deep operating expertise’ with Bell Partners acquisitionHaving previously relied on joint ventures with operating partners to drive performance in residential, BGO will leverage these capabilities in-house with Bell, says co-president Amy Price.
Beyond BGO: Sonny Kalsi’s final actThe industry veteran has just agreed to the biggest job of his financial career. He expects it to be his last.
Blueprint: Canada’s next mega-manager, Blackstone’s $2bn take-private, KKR’s Europe shake-up and moreCanada’s Sun Life Financial seizes the spotlight this week, as PERE reveals the insurance giant is embarking on an ambitious expansion of its private markets platform with a familiar face at the helm. Meanwhile, Blackstone unveils its latest take-private target in 155-year-old Hawaiian landlord Alexander & Baldwin; Mubadala and Aldar look to raise a $1bn Gulf-focused fund; KKR loses its European real estate head and taps two to replace him; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
InfraRed to exit real estate businessMajority-owner Sun Life has decided the manager will focus on its bigger Infrastructure business. To that end, InfraRed’s European real estate platform is expected to be sold, while its Asia platform will be merged with Sun Life’s main private real estate business, Bentall GreenOak.
Meet private real estate’s go-to bankersBerkshire Global Advisors has leveraged a strategic plan and the power of connectivity to become the sought-after M&A advisor in the sector.
5 lessons learned from Bentall GreenOak mergerGreenOak founder Sonny Kalsi and COO Andrew Yoon gave the PERE CFO/COO audience key advice on the M&A process.
Do private real estate M&As work?While the success rate of such deals can be a point of contention in the industry, several factors can help to determine a transaction’s outcome.
Real estate M&A activity hit record highs in 2018 – ExclusiveIn five infographics, PERE and Berkshire Global Advisors unpacks the numbers behind a super-active deal sector and unveils the top five acquisitions of the year.