Peter Benson
Institutional investors are backing development in constrained asset classes despite pricing and labor pressures.
The Boston-based manager has raised $1.65bn for its seventh opportunistic vehicle.
The Dallas-based manager, historically a shorter-term holder, is considering converting an existing closed-end fund to an open-ended structure as part of a plan to establish its first long-term hold strategy.
The New York manager’s $13bn purchase of the development-focused REIT takes the niche sector fully private in the US. Reaction to that is mixed.
Firms including KKR, Ares and Carlyle are buying or growing net lease investment platforms. Peter Benson investigates the reasons behind this high-profile interest.
The New York mega-manager has focused its property investments in key thematic sectors to navigate the choppy waters ahead.
Capital is returning to the hotel sector. What could that mean for pricing and where is it going to deploy? Peter Benson discovers that a recovery in the sector is not without challenges.
The Frankfurt-headquartered global manager has promoted Brian Maute to lead a dedicated team targeting registered investment advisers and broker-dealers.
As logistics and residential opportunities become harder to find, related niche strategies are pushing the limits on how these sectors are defined.
The global real estate and real assets advisory firm is opening an office in Amsterdam as a direct response to increased market demand and Brexit.