Blueprint: GPIF’s first real estate fund investment, BentallGreenOak’s industrial REIT IPO, GI Partners’ hedge to office

Japan's GPIF taps Blackstone for first direct real estate fund investment after previously investing in fund of funds, BentallGreenOak launches $5 billion REIT to capture retail capital for industrial real estate investments, GI Partners' founder sees data centers as a natural hedge to office; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.