PERE Staff

Blackstone secures its first sustainability-linked loan in Asia-Pacific to refinance assets in its 140-property industrial portfolio in Australia; PGIM Real Estate launches RealAssetX, an innovation lab focusing on data intelligence, research & development and investment in technologies for the real assets industry; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

PERE meets Samuel, APG's digital colleague, and hears about the investor's early moves in artificial intelligence; the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority reveals its opportunistic activity in its annual report; Expo Real conference delegates hear a notable shift in emphasis in regard to sustainability; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

The methodology for the Global Investor 100 ranking.

PERE's 2023 ranking of institutional investors by equity invested in private real estate has grown, but more slowly, in another sign of the times.

Private real estate executives digest a widespread pause in interest rate hikes by central banks; Harrison Street joins a limited cohort of fundraising winners this year; Heitman calls out insurance costs as a major industry threat; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blackstone’s real estate credit platform secures massive CalPERS commitment as the mega-manager sets $1 trillion AUM goal for debt businesses; PERE Japan Korea Week kicks off in Seoul; Alecta comes under scrutiny by Sweden’s financial regulator for its largest real estate investment; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

CalSTRS and PGIM name new heads of their real estate businesses following the ascension of Mike DiRe and Eric Adler to bigger roles, respectively; PEI's Investor Perspectives 2024 survey opens; DWS's Jesch calls for balance in a Chinese property market likely to be of decreasing significance to the country's economy; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Private real estate’s top managers and investors grapple with the repercussions from negative press coverage of the sector; Bain Capital makes another big NPL purchase in Greece; Kuwait Investment Authority appoints a longtime executive as its new global real estate head; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Inside: Scaling up – how surging demand is driving exponential growth; The road to greener data centers; What could follow cloud as the next big trend in data center development?; Expert comment and analysis from industry leaders; Plus much more…

Inside: Asia’s 50 biggest fundraisers ranked; A guide to the region’s key markets; Expert comment and analysis from PAG Real Assets, CBC and GLP Capital Partners; Plus much more…