Landmark Properties and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust enter student housing JV by Kali Persall | Aug 20, 2021 Landmark Properties, a vertically integrated student housing developer and owner-operator, has entered into a $784 million joint-venture partnership with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) to recapitalize eight student housing assets totaling 5,416 beds across the United States.
Space-based solar power concept gains momentum by Mike Consol | Aug 20, 2021 Space-based solar power — which, in theory, could produce a global supply of affordable, inexhaustible, clean energy — appears to have captured the imagination and commitment of public and private organizations around the world.
UBS-AM buys German fiber network operator, Lünecom by Kali Persall | Aug 19, 2021 UBS Asset Management Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) has acquired a 100 percent equity stake in Lünecom, a German independent fiber-optic infrastructure operator.
Harrison Street and Soltage invest in 20MW solar portfolio by Released | Aug 19, 2021 Harrison Street and independent power producer Soltage have invested in a 20-megawatt portfolio of community solar assets and Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) solar projects located in North Carolina, South Carolina and Maine.
EQT Infrastructure funds co-invest in EdgeConneX by Kali Persall | Aug 19, 2021 EQT Infrastructure V and EQT Infrastructure IV have agreed to co-invest in EdgeConneX, a data center platform offering a combination of hyperscale and edge data centers.
Investcorp and ADDX launch alternative investment partnership by Released | Aug 19, 2021 Investcorp and private capital exchange ADDX have forged a long-term partnership to expand the use of digital securities in the alternative investment or private market space.
Cohen & Steers names new senior vice president and head of ESG by Kali Persall | Aug 19, 2021 Cohen & Steers has appointed Khalid Husain to the newly created role of senior vice president and head of ESG.
CBRE Global Investors appoints key executives by Released | Aug 19, 2021 CBRE Global Investors has made key promotions and appointments as it executes its strategy to be a market leader in sustainable real assets investment solutions.
EIB: massive investment in climate change is needed sooner than expected by Released | Aug 19, 2021 Last week, European Investment Bank (EIB) president Werner Hoyer urged faster action to combat global warming and the extreme weather events it causes, as the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a dire new warning in its latest report.
Principal Financial Group boosts ESG efforts with $600m sustainability bond by Kali Persall | Aug 19, 2021 Principal Financial Group has issued its first sustainability bond as part of an effort to advance the company’s ESG initiatives.