Investors | Oct 16, 2020 Heitman commits to global net-zero carbon operations by 2030 by Released Heitman will reduce its private equity portfolio’s operational carbon emissions under its control to net zero by the year 2030.
Transactions | Oct 16, 2020 Blackstone to sell BioMed Realty for $14.6b by Andrea Zander Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII L.P. and co-investors have agreed to sell BioMed Realty for $14.6 billion to a group led by existing BioMed investors.
Research | Oct 15, 2020 Pandemic stokes already robust demand for real estate in life sciences sector by Andrea Zander U.S. life sciences industry has reached new highs this year in R&D employment and venture-capital funding.
Investors | Oct 15, 2020 Ascott signs 12 more properties in China, enters Austria by Released CapitaLand’s wholly owned lodging business unit, The Ascott, has secured more than 2,100 new units across 12 properties in China in the last three months.
Investors | Oct 15, 2020 GIC invests in StorageMart by Andrea Zander GIC has become an investor in StorageMart, the largest privately owned self-storage company in the world.
Investors | Oct 15, 2020 Norway’s $1.14t sovereign wealth fund reports positive return in third quarter by Kali Persall Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, has recorded a 4.3 percent return in the third quarter of 2020, representing NOK412 billion ($44 billion).
Research | Oct 15, 2020 Lower-cost metros continue to outperform pricey gateway markets by Released Since the beginning of the pandemic, rents have only varied by a few dollars each month — contrary to what many experts initially feared.
Fundraising | Oct 15, 2020 Blackstone markets new life science real estate fund by Kali Persall Blackstone has opened a new BioMed Life Science Real Estate fund.
Investors | Oct 15, 2020 BrainBox AI launches in U.K. and Irish commercial real estate markets by Released BrainBox AI, an autonomous building technology firm, has launched its AI-powered solution in the U.K. and Irish commercial real estate markets.
Transactions | Oct 15, 2020 SBB acquires 55 Finnish healthcare properties for €222m by Released The Special Investment Fund eQ Care has sold 55 properties, mainly care homes and child day-care centers.
Fundraising | Oct 15, 2020 Fidelity Investments brings new real estate debt fund to market by Kali Persall Fidelity Investments has opened a new real estate debt fund.
Fundraising | Oct 15, 2020 DivcoWest raises its largest real estate fund to date by Kali Persall DivcoWest has closed on $2.25 billion in capital commitments for its latest value-add real estate fund.
Investors | Oct 15, 2020 GLP launches JV with SEA Logistic Partners by Andrea Zander SEA Logistic Partners (SLP) and GLP have formed a new joint venture to invest in and develop modern logistic real estate in Vietnam.
Transactions | Oct 15, 2020 Hines fund acquires office tower in Copenhagen by Released Hines has acquired the iconic Portland Towers building in the heart of Copenhagen.
Transactions | Oct 15, 2020 505 single-family rental home portfolio hits market by Released Marcus & Millichap announced the exclusive listing for sale of a portfolio of 505 single-family rental homes in Cincinnati; Kansas City, Mo.; St. Louis; and Kansas City, Kan.
Transactions | Oct 15, 2020 No sign of supermarkets losing their shine by Marek Handzel Supermarkets and grocery stores will continue to be a reliable source of income for investors, despite the growth in online grocery shopping and the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Transactions | Oct 15, 2020 Taurus, Northbridge JV acquires 507-unit senior housing portfolio by Andrea Zander A joint venture led by Taurus Investment Holdings and Northbridge Cos. has acquired six class A senior housing properties.
Investors | Oct 15, 2020 Aviva Investors targets €11b of investment into U.K. infrastructure & real estate over next three years by Andrea Zander Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has plans to target £10 billion (€11 billion/$14 billion) of investments into U.K. infrastructure and real estate projects over the next three years, as pension funds and insurers continue to increase their appetite for such investments.
Research | Oct 15, 2020 COVID-19 heightens desirability of lower density areas for real estate by Andrea Zander COVID-19 has heightened the desirability of lower density areas for both residential and commercial real estate, with interest concentrated in the Sunbelt markets.
Investors | Oct 14, 2020 Embassy Group partners with Columbia Pacific Communities by Andrea Zander Embassy Group has partnered with U.S.-based Columbia Pacific Communities to foray into the senior living housing segment.
