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The State Board of Administration of Florida is hiring a portfolio manager II to oversee and manage a portfolio of externally managed real estate investments.

Longpoint Partners plans to expand into Germany and the Netherlands, extending its infill industrial strategy into two of Europe’s most supply-constrained logistics markets.

Broadcom, a global technology firm that designs, develops, and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, has established the AI XPV Platform.

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) committed $460 million to real estate funds in May, according to investment correspondence.

AirTrunk has plans to invest more than INR 3 trillion ($30 billion) in India by 2030 in support of digital infrastructure capacity, positioning the country as a cornerstone of AirTrunk’s global growth strategy and one of the company’s most significant long-term investment markets.

Nippon Life Insurance Company has entered into a memorandum of understanding for a comprehensive strategic partnership with Blackstone to provide investment management services in the private credit and real estate sectors.

The convergence between equity and credit strategies is changing how commercial real estate (CRE) investors pursue opportunities across the capital stack, particularly as borrowers seek more flexible and certain financing solutions in a more constrained market environment.

Crown Advisors is celebrating its 30th anniversary, marking three decades as a search and advisory firm serving the commercial real estate industry nationwide.

Concert Properties, through Concert Income Properties, has formed a joint venture with a Brookfield affiliate for an eight-property Canadian industrial portfolio totaling approximately 5.3 million square feet.

Tishman Speyer has held a first closing for its Korea Living Venture (KLV), securing $300 million in third-party equity commitments from two blue-chip European pension funds for a new fund dedicated to acquiring, repositioning and developing multifamily and accommodation properties throughout Seoul.

Kennedy Wilson has formed a residential joint venture with APG, on behalf of, amongst others, Dutch pension fund ABP, one of the world's largest pension investors, to create a €2 billion ($2.33 billion) residential development and asset management platform.

Black Creek Group co-founders Evan Zucker and Jimmy Mulvihill have launched Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and BlueCove Investment, a South Korean hospitality-focused asset manager, have formed a hospitality partnership worth KRW 500 billion ($329 million). CPP Investments will hold a 95 percent interest in the venture, with BlueCove owning the remaining 5 percent.

Core Spaces has plans to expand its presence near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with three new purpose-built student housing developments. Together, the projects will deliver more than 3,500 beds between 2028 and 2031.

Juniper Square has introduced Headless GPX, making every capability in GPX, its fund operating system for the private markets, accessible to Claude, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible client. Coverage spans the full fund stack: fundraising, investor relations, fund accounting, general ledgers, payments, compliance, and more. 

Kern County (Calif.) Employees Retirement Association (KCERA) has committed $30 million to Kayne Anderson Real Estate Partners VII.

The Santa Barbara County (Calif.) Employees’ Retirement System (SBCERS) has committed $22.5 million to real estate funds, including vehicles managed by Morningstar Properties, Stonepeak and Sterling Organization.

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Northwind Group, a Manhattan-based real estate private equity firm and debt fund manager, has formed a $300 million institutional capital partnership with ATLAS SP Partners.

Municipal Data & Power (MDP), a U.S.-based real estate, infrastructure and energy development consortium focused on next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, resilient power systems and community economic development, has launched preparations for its New York State “Data & Power Sovereignty Initiative,” anchored by a planned $90 billion Green Energy Bond program designed to secure New York’s long-term leadership in artificial intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure, energy resilience and inclusive economic growth.