Investors | Nov 1, 2016 NYSTRS renews REIT management agreements by Jody Barhanovich The $109.7 billion New York State Teachers’ Retirement System has renewed its REIT portfolio management agreements.
Investors | Nov 1, 2016 Warburg Pincus forms data center JV with Chinese firm by Andrea Waitrovich Warburg Pincus has formed a joint venture to establish a digital real estate platform in China.
Transactions | Oct 31, 2016 Chinese investors target multimillion-dollar U.S. developments by Andrea Waitrovich In separate projects, two China-based investors are investing in multimillion-dollar development projects in the United States.
Research | Oct 31, 2016 U.S. investors shift toward higher-return strategies by Jody Barhanovich U.S. pension funds have increased redemptions from core, open-end U.S. property funds.
Investors | Oct 31, 2016 Chicago-based pension fund commits $15m to real estate debt by Jody Barhanovich The $2.3 billion Chicago Policemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund has committed $15 million to real estate debt.
Investors | Oct 31, 2016 Illinois Teachers to get government contribution increase by Jody Barhanovich The State of Illinois is set to increase its contribution to its teachers’ pension fund for fiscal year 2018.
Research | Oct 28, 2016 Las Vegas property markets show improvement by Jody Barhanovich Recently, California Public Employees’ Retirement System made a billion-dollar buy in the Las Vegas market. Let’s take a closer at this tertiary market.
Fundraising | Oct 28, 2016 Coima launches second Italian property fund by Andrea Waitrovich Coima SGR has launched its second fund.
Investors | Oct 28, 2016 Chinese investor launches European operation by Andrea Waitrovich China-based COS Capital has plans to deploy up to €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in European property over three years.
Transactions | Oct 27, 2016 Blackstone acquires 80% stake in D.C. office building by Jody Barhanovich The Blackstone Group has paid $288.1 million for an 80 percent stake in a 607,041-square-foot class A office building in Washington, D.C.
Transactions | Oct 27, 2016 Ascendas REIT to sell business park in Shanghai for $228m by Andrea Waitrovich Ascendas Funds Management has sold a business park in Shanghai.
Investors | Oct 27, 2016 AEW Europe completes €24b merger by Andrea Waitrovich AEW Europe has completed its merger, creating one of the largest real estate asset managers in Europe with more than €24 billion ($26 billion) of assets under management.
Transactions | Oct 27, 2016 JV sells Chinese mixed-use project for nearly $3b by Andrea Waitrovich Cheung Kong Property Holdings and its partner the Li Ka Shing (Overseas) Foundation have sold their stake in a mixed-use project in China.
Research | Oct 27, 2016 Germany tops U.K. as most active European property market by Andrea Waitrovich The United Kingdom has dropped to second place behind Germany in the ranking of Europe’s most active markets for commercial real estate investment.
Nashville searches for consultants by Jody Barhanovich The $2.8 billion Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County (Tenn.) Employee Benefit Trust Fund has launched two searches.
Fundraising | Oct 27, 2016 Carlyle launches real estate fund by Jody Barhanovich The Carlyle Group has launched a new closed-end real estate fund.
Transactions | Oct 26, 2016 Atlanta office tower sells for $268m by Andrea Waitrovich A partnership has purchased an office tower in Atlanta.
Research | Oct 26, 2016 U.S. industrial market demand at highest level since 2005 by Andrea Waitrovich The U.S. industrial market expanded for a 26th consecutive quarter, logging 76.8 million square feet of positive net absorption during third quarter 2016.
Investors | Oct 26, 2016 New Yorkers challenge state and city officials to divest in fossil fuels by Jody Barhanovich New Yorkers have issued a challenge to their state and city officials to divest New York City’s combined $350 billion in pension funds from fossil fuels and reinvest in climate solutions.
Transactions | Oct 26, 2016 Unibail-Rodamco sells two office buildings for €311m by Andrea Waitrovich Unibail-Rodamco has sold two office buildings in Greater Paris for €311 million ($339 million).
