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Investment and innovation are essential to facilitate future growth in UK life sciences, says Olivia Drew, UBS’s UK life sciences portfolio manager.

If 2022 was the year of the ‘new normal’ in the occupational market, then 2023 is proving to be the year of ‘new standards’, writes Rhiannon Curry

Increasing interest from institutional investors in secondaries has not yet materialized in transaction volumes, writes James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.

Institutional investors in real estate are showing increased interest in higher-returning strategies, says James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.

Owners and managers must focus on sustainability, operational excellence and finding new solutions to keep pace with changing market dynamics, says Schroders' Sophie van Oosterom

With the right value-add partner, investors can take advantage of emerging real estate opportunities, says Mahdi Mokrane, Patrizia’s head of global investment strategy, research and investment solutions.

Early adopters of carbon neutrality will be rewarded with financial outperformance at the property level, says Steve O’Connell, chief executive of Grosvenor – Property Americas.

Institutional investors in real estate are showing an increased interest in debt funds, writes Lazard's James Jacobs.

Measuring emissions of properties needs to be a holistic exercise, encompassing both operational and embedded carbon, says Omar Fjer, managing director in Ardian’s Real Estate team. He says his firm has devised a calculation methodology which does just that.

A global panel of logistics real estate managers give their views on the market’s past, present and future.