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Newly launched Fort Worth-based industrial acquisition firm Valrock partnered with Austin-based Evergen Equity to acquire a 194,255-square-foot manufacturing facility located at 10600 Fischer Road in Von Ormy, Texas, just 15 miles southwest of downtown San Antonio and adjacent to Interstate 35 and Loop 410.

Ambrose has made two new hires: Dina Randall as senior executive assistant and Nate Eckert as financial analyst.

Juniper Square has appointed Brandon Sedloff as chief relationship officer. The newly created role comes as the private markets enter a new phase of operational focus.

The U.S. industrial real estate market entered 2026 on solid footing, with first-quarter fundamentals signaling a market that is stabilizing and beginning to rebalance, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

Tishman Speyer has acquired Else Sørensens Vej 25-33A, 2610 Rødovre in Greater Copenhagen, expected to close in second quarter 2027.

Aviation real estate includes hangars, terminals and fixed-base operations (FBOs), which are supported by long-term demand tied to global mobility and constrained by limited airport supply. This niche sector is growing alongside the expansion of alternative real estate. The industry remains fragmented, creating opportunities to scale platforms and improve performance through consolidation. In an exclusive IREI Q&A, Jared Melnik and Chris Leddy, managing directors at Bain Capital, discuss how the firm defines aviation real estate, evaluates opportunities within the sector and approaches investment and operations in this evolving space. The firm recently acquired APP Jet Center, a provider of aviation services at supply-constrained airports across the United States, to support the platform’s expansion into key markets and new hangar development.

W.P. Carey has completed a C$287 million ($206 million) sale-leaseback of a 14-property auto dealership portfolio across Western Canada, expanding its presence in the country’s automotive retail sector.

Alterra IOS has acquired five industrial outdoor storage properties in central Florida, expanding its regional footprint to 35 sites totaling 145.2 usable acres.

La Caisse has committed A$1 billion ($690 million) to support a subordinated hybrid securities offering by NEXTDC Limited, an Australia-based data center operator, marking a significant step in the company’s growth strategy and capital expansion efforts.

GID has announced the continued expansion of GID Residential Partners, its national development platform, with a strategic entry into the Georgia market.

Carmel Partners has held a final close for its Carmel Partners Investment Fund 9, the firm’s U.S. multifamily real estate value creation fund.

Standard Real Estate Investments has expanded its strategic partnership with Belay Investment Group.

New research from Economist Enterprise, supported by Nuveen, highlights growing financial strain among U.S. workers and its implications for employers.

Graham Dorland has joined Pretium as a managing director in business development, the firm announced.

For more than a decade, GP stakes investing has been a fixture of the private equity landscape. Specialist firms have raised billions of dollars to buy minority interests in general partners, offering managers permanent capital, balance-sheet strength and the ability to scale. Now, the trend is migrating into real estate, infrastructure and other real asset strategies. The question is no longer what GP-stakes investing is, but whether its arrival in our corner of the market is a healthy development for investors who rely on alignment, discipline and long-term stewardship.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to slow office-using employment growth by roughly 2.1 percentage points by 2030, creating a moderate headwind rather than a collapse in demand, according to Newmark. The firm recently released a report on AI’s impact on office jobs and demand, highlighting emerging demand tied to AI, cloud and data infrastructure, particularly in major tech and talent hubs.

Australia Post plans to sell approximately A$400 million ($277 million) of logistics assets through a sale-leaseback of seven properties across southeast Queensland, Sydney and Adelaide, in one of the largest industrial portfolio deals of the year, according to The Australian.

Industrial real estate has experienced a structural demand shift over the past 15 years, driven largely by the rise of ecommerce and changing supply chain needs, according to MetLife Investment Management.

American Real Estate Partners (AREP) and Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM) have completed an office-to-residential conversion of CityHouse Old Town (CHOT), a luxury rental community featuring 199 residences in the heart of Old Town, Alexandria.

Transwestern has been appointed asset manager for KORE U.S. REIT, which holds a portfolio comprising 13 office properties totaling approximately 4.8 million square feet across eight markets with an aggregate asset value of approximately $1.3 billion.