Catalyst Opportunity Funds closes Fund II at $140m with major banking, healthcare limited partners

by Released

Catalyst Opportunity Funds, a double-bottom-line real estate investment platform focused on impactful investments in historically underserved U.S. markets, has held a final close for its Catalyst Opportunity Fund II LP with total capital commitments of $140 million.

Lone Star Funds buys 175-room hotel in Yokohama, Japan

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Lone Star Funds has announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund VII has completed the acquisition of a 175-room hotel in Yokohama, Japan, from Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd.

Nuveen Real Estate announces $150m allocation from CalSTRS to invest in self-storage sector

by Andrea Zander

Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA and one of the largest real estate managers in the world, with $141 billion in real estate assets under management, has announced the closing of a separately managed account for the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) to invest in self-storage assets across the United States.

Survey of investor sentiment reveals satisfaction and plans to increase commitments to real estate

by Loretta Clodfelter

Investors are more optimistic about their prospects for capital commitments to real estate in 2025 compared with their actual commitments in 2024, according to the 2025 Institutional Real Estate Investor Trends, Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s annual survey of global investor sentiment.