Research | Apr 14, 2025 Southeast and Greater London office market records strongest Q1 since 2008 by Released Office take-up across the Southeast and Greater London markets in first quarter rose to the highest first quarter total since 2008, according to Knight Frank.
Transactions | Apr 14, 2025 Kennedy Wilson, AXA Im Alts complete $510m refinancing of Irish apartment portfolio by Released Kennedy Wilson and AXA IM Alts have completed the refinancing of $510 million of maturing debt secured against five stabilized apartment assets in Dublin and Cork, which form part of their 50-50 Irish joint venture established in 2018.
Investors | Apr 14, 2025 ATRS commits $200m to real estate funds by Elise Mackanych The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) has committed $100 million to Carlyle Property Investors and $100 million to Ares Industrial Real Estate Fund, as of April 7, 2025, according to meeting materials.
Investors | Apr 14, 2025 KPERS commits $285m to real estate funds by Elise Mackanych The Kansas Public Employees Retirement (KPERS) system has committed up to $285 million to real estate funds on March 28, 2025, according to a spokesperson.
People | Apr 11, 2025 Hines makes several promotions for India-based team by Andrea Zander Hines has promoted Ankur Gupta to managing director and head of investments for its India team, according to a LinkedIn post.
Research | Apr 11, 2025 Average fit-out costs for offices lowest in Asia Pacific compared to other regions: JLL by Released Organizations in Asia Pacific will continue to adjust their hybrid policies to favor in-person attendance as the office sector regains its central role in commercial real estate.
Research | Apr 11, 2025 Despite year-on-year uptick, office transactions remain sparse in 2024 by Released The office sector continues to face difficulties, but there is a distinct separation in performance between the amenity-rich premier office assets and the older, lower-quality buildings where few employees have returned to the office, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Investors | Apr 11, 2025 Connecticut pension funds reach 10.26 percent returns in 2024 calendar year by Released The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) earned returns of 10.26 percent in calendar year 2024, according to investment performance numbers released by Connecticut Treasurer Erick Russell.
Transactions | Apr 11, 2025 Helical finalizes $430m sale of London office asset to global occupier by Released Helical and a fund managed by Orion Capital Managers have agreed to sell Helical Bicycle 3 Limited — the company that owns the office building at 100 New Bridge St., London EC4 — to an unnamed buyer that plans to use the building itself.
Transactions | Apr 11, 2025 Invesco Real Estate sells prime mixed-use asset in central Prague by Released Invesco Real Estate has sold its Stara Celnice mixed-use asset in central Prague in an off-market transaction to the locally acting and rapidly growing Fio real estate fund (real estate investment arm of Fio banka).
Research | Apr 10, 2025 Q1 2025 U.S. industrial market: Vacancy inches up, new supply and logistics demand stay firm amid cooling rents by Released The U.S. industrial market is facing more tempered market conditions, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Transactions | Apr 10, 2025 Blackstone Real Estate to acquire 6msf industrial portfolio developed by Crow Holdings for $718m by Andrea Zander Core-plus funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate have agreed to acquire a 95 percent stake in an industrial portfolio developed by Crow Holdings for $718 million.
Fundraising | Apr 10, 2025 Peakline Real Estate Funds enters BTR space by Released Peakline Real Estate Funds (PREF), a private real estate investment firm with $1.7 billion in equity invested, has launched its Peakline Real Estate BTR Fund I.
Transactions | Apr 10, 2025 H.I.G. Realty expands investment in last-mile logistics portfolio in France by Released H.I.G. Capital has acquired a strategically located logistics portfolio in France's two largest metropolitan areas, Paris and Lyon.
Research | Apr 10, 2025 The rise of lift-outs in third-party outsourcing activity by Loretta Clodfelter With third-party outsourcing of fund accounting functions becoming a growing trend in the real estate investment management industry, lift-outs of personnel have become a preferred way for that outsourcing to take place. A new report from CBRE, Beyond Outsourcing: The Rise of Back-Office Lift-Outs for Institutional Real Estate Investors, takes a closer look at the strategy and lays out best practices for a successful lift-out.
People | Apr 10, 2025 Trammell Crow Co. expands I&L team in Germany by Released Trammell Crow Company (TCC) t has opened a third German office in Munich.
Transactions | Apr 10, 2025 SC Capital Partners acquires hotel in Kagoshima, Japan by Released SC Capital Partners Group has acquired a 165-room strategic hospitality asset in Kagoshima, Japan, on behalf of its Japan Hospitality Fund I.
Fundraising | Apr 9, 2025 Blackstone holds $10.6b final close for latest European real estate fund by Andrea Zander Blackstone has held a final close for its latest European real estate fund, Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe VII (BREP Europe VII).
Transactions | Apr 9, 2025 Savills IM’s flagship European Living fund enters German market with Patrizia buy by Released Savills Investment Management has completed its fourth acquisition for its European Living Fund, purchasing a fully-let multifamily scheme in Hamburg from PATRIZIA SE.
Transactions | Apr 9, 2025 ESR begins $1b final phase of Kawanishi Project with fund closing by Released ESR Group Limited has broken ground on ESR Kawanishi Distribution Centre 3 (ESR Kawanishi DC3), the third building and the final ready-built facility of its integrated full-service ESR Kawanishi Distribution and Techno Park (ESR Kawanishi) in Osaka, Japan.
