Chatham Financial to acquire Hodes Weill & Associates

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Chatham Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hodes Weill & Associates.

Branch Properties’ Jesse Shannon on institutional investors’ shift toward operator partnerships and recapitalizations in retail real estate

by Andrea Zander

Institutional investors are placing greater emphasis on partnering with operating platforms, shifting away from transactional dealmaking toward programmatic, long-term relationships. That evolution is driving an increase in recapitalizations across institutional real estate, as capital flows into platforms rather than individual assets. Jesse Shannon, president and CIO, Branch Properties, explains the drivers behind this shift, how recap structures are enabling it and why operators have become central to execution in the grocery-anchored retail sector.

Hilltop Residential closes $288m Fund VI

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Hilltop Residential has held a final close for its  Hilltop Growth Fund VI (Fund VI), with $288 million in total commitments, marking the largest fundraise in the firm’s history.

Perspectives: Private markets — not return engines, but risk management tools

by Geoffrey Dohrmann

In recent years, private market investments have been promoted as solutions to almost every portfolio challenge. They are described as sources of enhanced return, reliable income, diversification and insulation from public market volatility. In some environments, these claims are defensible. In others, they are not.