Transactions | Aug 18, 2025 CapitaLand Ascendas REIT to divest five properties in Singapore for $256m by Released CapitaLand Ascendas REIT Management Ltd., as the manager of CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR), has sold five industrial and logistics properties in Singapore to unrelated third parties for a total sale consideration of S$329.0 million ($256 million).
People | Aug 18, 2025 Aviva Investors hires investment manger to real estate team by Released Aviva Investors has appointed Rory Spriggs to its real estate equity team.
People | Aug 18, 2025 Nikolay Golubev joins Strategic Value Partners as managing director on real estate team by Released Nikolay Golubev has joined Strategic Value Partners (SVP) in the firm’s London office to co-lead its European real estate efforts alongside Anders Hemmingsen.Â
Transactions | Aug 18, 2025 Federated Hermes, L&G announce fund merger by Released Federated Hermes and L&G have announced that Federated Hermes Property Unit Trust (FHPUT) has merged into the L&G Managed Property Fund (MPF).
Investors | Aug 18, 2025 LaSalle real estate debt strategy attracts approximately $700m in capital commitments by Andrea Zander LaSalle Investment Management has secured approximately $700 million in capital commitments from institutional investors.
Investors | Aug 18, 2025 Florida SBA commits $375m to three real estate funds by Elise Mackanych The State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA) has committed $375 million to three real estate funds, including Asana Partners Fund IV, FPA Core Plus Fund VI and PRISA III.
Investors | Aug 18, 2025 Navigating NYC real estate post-pandemic: Insights from Manhattan market veteran, RXR’s Scott Crowe by Andrea Zander In an interview with IREI, Scott Crowe, executive vice president, chief strategy officer, and head of equity capital markets at RXR — a major commercial real estate owner in Manhattan — discusses the recovery of New York City’s real estate market post-pandemic, noting increased interest from international and new investors.
Investors | Aug 18, 2025 LACERS commits $50.2m to EQT’s fifth logistics value fund by Andrea Zander The Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (LACERS) has committed up to €43 million ($50.2 million) to EQT Exeter Europe Logistics Value Fund V, according to meeting materials from Aug. 12.
Transactions | Aug 15, 2025 JLL arranges $353m financing for Fundrise National Industrial Portfolio by Released JLL's Capital Markets group has arranged a $352.7 million financing package for Fundrise National Industrial Portfolio, a collection of 12 institutional-quality industrial buildings totaling approximately 3.18 million square feet across multiple high-growth markets throughout the United States.
Investors | Aug 15, 2025 RXR, Liberty Mutual Investments expand strategic partnership by Andrea Zander RXR and Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI), the investment firm for Liberty Mutual Group have expanded their long-term strategic partnership.
Transactions | Aug 15, 2025 RXR closes $1.08b purchase of trophy office tower in Manhattan by Released RXR has closed its $1.08 billion acquisition of 590 Madison Avenue.
Research | Aug 15, 2025 Secondary market volume totals $102b in first half 2025 by Andrea Zander Total secondary market volume for first half 2025 was $102.23 billion, according to the 25th Setter Capital Volume Report.
Research | Aug 15, 2025 H1 2025 sees sharp rebound in real assets M&A amid private capital push into specialized strategies by Andrea Zander Real assets mergers and acquisitions accelerates, despite macro uncertainty, according to Hodes Weill & Associates in its 2025 mid-year review.
Research | Aug 15, 2025 CRE faces pressure from slowing spending and inflation uncertainty by Andrea Zander The upcoming week will feature a significant number of U.S. economic data releases, with particular focus on consumer-oriented indicators, reported this week’s edition of BGO’s The Chief Economist by Ryan Severino, chief economist of BGO.
Transactions | Aug 14, 2025 Blackstone’s QTS Realty Trust secures $1.65b for data center expansion by ANDREA Zander Blackstone’s QTS Realty Trust has completed a $1.65 billion privately-placed bond issuance to finance its U.S. data center expansion, reported Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.
Research | Aug 14, 2025 Savills: European office take-up rises by 8 percent by Released European office take-up increased by 8 percent year-on-year in first half 2025, according to Savills.
Transactions | Aug 14, 2025 Terreno Realty Corp. acquires industrial portfolio for $232.6m by Released Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired a portfolio of industrial properties located in Woodinville, Wash., for a purchase price of approximately $232.6 million.
Transactions | Aug 14, 2025 Deutsche Pfandbriefbank purchases Deutsche Investment Group by Released Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb), a European specialist bank for commercial real estate finance, has acquired a majority stake in Deutsche Investment Group, a real estate investment manager.
Transactions | Aug 14, 2025 Unite Group makes $981m offer to acquire Empiric Student Property by Andrea Zander Unite Group has made a £723 million ($981 million) offer to acquire Empiric Student Property.
Research | Aug 14, 2025 British independent retail crisis deepens as nearly half see sales plummet compared to last year by Released Britain’s high street crisis has deepened dramatically with nearly half of independent retailers reporting sales have crashed compared to last year, according to the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira), which shows the scale of the struggle facing businesses.
