Katherine Bucaccio

The firm’s head of investor relations will be leaving at year-end after 30 years with the Boston-based real estate investment manager.

The Houston-based real estate investment and management firm is in the market with its first institutional real estate offering, targeting $100 million in equity.

The Birmingham, Alabama-based firm has raised more than $400 million for its latest US fund, representing its largest close for a real estate vehicle to date.

The New York-based firm led by former Westbrook executive Jeffrey Kaplan has held a first close for its third opportunistic offering.

The Dallas-based real estate fund manager will hit the market in July with its second offering, which is targeting $300 million in equity for a value-added strategy.

The $126.12 billion pension system has presented a strategic asset allocation plan that will increase its target real assets allocation by 3 percent, bumping up its real estate target by approximately $3 billion.

The $19.15 billion State Investment Council has approved a $75 million commitment to Brookfield Real Estate Finance Fund IV.

The $10.2 billion pension plan has issued an RFP for an emerging manager focused on non-core real estate to run a $25 million mandate.

The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has introduced a new investment to its real estate portfolio, making a $125 million commitment to Och-Ziff’s latest vehicle.

The $15.5 billion retirement system has committed a total of $80 million to the latest fund offerings by Greenfield Partners and Lubert-Adler Partners.