Alongside the APAC-focused main fund, the firm is working with Aermont Capital to develop a separate sleeve for European data centers.
The firm has acquired three offices under the core strategy in Singapore, Sydney and Seoul since it was launched in 2018.
The fund, which raised €2.24bn, is also the largest Europe-only real estate fund to close so far this year.
The £500m commitment to a joint venture with Kennedy Wilson represents the Canadian pension plan’s first foray into SFR in Europe and a chance to 'really go at scale' in the sector.
The deal includes a separate $200m seed investment by the UK pension investor, which cited growing institutional interest in US multifamily and logistics assets and decarbonization initiatives.
In seeding a first-of-its-kind pan-European student accommodation fund, the manager’s indirect real estate business has shifted its approach to the sector.
Executives at the world’s largest real estate manager are less optimistic about a fundraising recovery.
As we prepare to open for submissions next week, we would like to inform you of major updates being made to the awards process.
Property-level distress is not just a US office problem, says Tom Leahy, MSCI’s head of EMEA real assets research.
The chief executive dishes on the state of the market during PERE's Global Advisory Board Insights webinar.