Investors | Jan 24, 2025 U.K. pension fund commits $122.3m to LGIM’s affordable housing fund by Elise Mackanych The Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has committed £100 million ($122.3 million) to L&G Affordable Housing Fund, a program of Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).
Research | Jan 23, 2025 Investors poised to deploy more capital in 2025 as U.S. commercial real estate market primed for growth by Andrea Zander Investors are gearing up to inject more capital into the U.S. commercial real estate market in 2025, driven by favorable pricing and despite the challenges posed by interest rate fluctuations, according to the findings of CBRE's 2025 U.S. Investor Intentions Survey.
Investors | Jan 23, 2025 U.K. pension fund commits $37m to homeless housing fund by Elise Mackanych The Gloucestershire (England) Pension Fund (GPF) has invested £30 million ($36.9 million) in the National Homeless Property Fund 2 (NHPF2), a vehicle of Resonance.
Annual Southeast and Greater London office take up highest since 2019 by Andrea Zander Office take-up across the Southeast England and Greater London markets in 2024 was the highest in five years, according to Knight Frank. Leasing volumes totaled 3.6 million square feet, 5 percent higher than last year, driven by occupiers gravitating toward the region’s newest, prime workspaces.
People | Jan 22, 2025 Jenny Buck named CIO at London CIV by Elise Mackanych London CIV, the U.K. Local Government Pension Scheme pool, has appointed Jenny Buck as the incoming chief investment officer (CIO).
Research | Jan 21, 2025 Living takes top spot for cross-border real estate investment demand for the first time by RELEASED The Living sector is now the top target for European cross-border real estate investment, according to CBRE’s 2025 European Investor Intentions Survey.
Investors | Jan 21, 2025 M&G, TPG create logistics joint venture on €859m multi-let portfolio by RELEASED M&G Real Estate and TPG Real Estate have formed a £700 million ($859 million) strategic joint venture to manage and grow the Active Growth Logistics Partnership (AGLP).
Transactions | Jan 21, 2025 M7 makes first acquisition for newly formed Oxford Properties and AustralianSuper JV by RELEASED M7 Real Estate has acquired Broadheath Network Centre in greater Manchester for £47 million ($57.7 million) from Network Space Developments.
Research | Jan 21, 2025 North American pension fund real estate portfolios most exposed to climate change and net-zero risks by Marek Handzel Globally, North American pension fund real estate portfolios are at most risk from climate change and the transition to net-zero carbon dioxide emission economies, according to Ortec Finance.
Research | Jan 17, 2025 Growth in defense and high-value manufacturing set to drive demand for U.K. industrial by Andrea Zander The manufacturing sector accounted for 27 percent of U.K. industrial take-up in 2024, according to Knight Frank’s latest Future Gazing report, with the sector’s strong growth in recent years reflected in its increasingly prominent role in driving take-up across key domestic manufacturing hubs.
Investors | Jan 17, 2025 KKR, Gulf Data Hub form strategic partnership to scale one of the Middle East’s largest independent data center platforms by Andrea Zander Gulf Data Hub, one of the largest independent data center platforms in the Middle East focused on serving hyperscale demand across the Gulf countries, and KKR, have formed a strategic partnership.
People | Jan 16, 2025 Barings appoints Ian Mayhew as head of real estate equity asset management – Europe by RELEASED Barings has appointed Ian Mayhew to lead real estate asset management in Europe.
Transactions | Jan 16, 2025 Kering makes $860m real estate deal with Ardian by Andrea Zander Kering and Ardian have made a binding investment agreement pertaining to three highly prestigious real estate properties in Paris.
Research | Jan 16, 2025 Global real estate allocations edge closer to targets in 2025 by Andrea Zander Allocations to real estate align more closely with target levels globally, according to the 2025 Investment Intentions Survey — published by INREV, ANREV and PREA. The average current allocation to real estate globally stands at 8.7 percent, just below the average target of 9.0 percent.
People | Jan 15, 2025 Parkview Financial appoints Dhaval Parikh as managing director, head of capital raising and investor relations by RELEASED Parkview Financial has appointed Dhaval Parikh as managing director, head of capital raising and investor relations.
