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SEGRO has formed a joint venture with Pure Data Centers Group Limited.

Thriving Investments, a socially conscious fund manager that is part of leading U.K. social enterprise Places for People (PfP) Group, has secured an initial £30 million (€36 million/$39 million) of equity commitments from Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), Better Society Capital (BSC) and Places for People Group, for its newly formed New Avenue Living Greater Manchester Housing Fund. With the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) providing an initial £10 million (€12 million/$13 million) loan, the fund structure provides a blueprint for how public and private capital can work together to deliver place-based impact projects across the United Kingdom. 

Swiss Life Asset Managers UK has been appointed by Christ’s Hospital as the investment adviser of a new separate account mandate for its £120 million ($155 million) U.K. commercial property portfolio.

ARGO Real Estate, the U.K.-based real estate operating partner and investment manager, has launched a new brown-to-green urban logistics platform, having secured significant backing from cornerstone investor Blue Coast Capital.

Tishman Speyer, a global real estate investment firm managing the National Pension Service (NPS)'s entrusted assets, is opening a liaison office in Jeonju, South Korea.

Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS) has set its pacing plan for real estate investments in 2025, according to meeting materials from March 7, 2025.

Mike Armstrong has rejoined GI Partners as a managing director of GI Real Estate and will lead the firm’s technology and science real estate investments.

CBRE’s recent “Decarbonising Asia Pacific’s Office Buildings” report reveals that more than half (51 percent) of office space in the Asia Pacific region has now acquired green building certification, marking a 6.5 percent year-on-year increase. 

Fidelity International has raised €110 million ($119 million) for its Fidelity Real Estate Logistics Impact Climate Solutions Fund (the LOGICs fund), adding to the €200 million raised during its first close in March 2024, further supporting an accelerated energy transition in the real estate sector. 

JLL has reached an agreement to acquire Javelin Capital, a North America–based renewable-energy investment banking firm.

Robert Campkin has joined Blue Owl Capital as part of the company's European net lease strategy. He will join as a managing director based in London.

Commercial real estate (CRE) is proving to be a popular asset class in 2025, according to a survey from CBRE. With seven in 10 investors looking to buy an increased amount of CRE, capital is steadily flowing to real estate.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has changed the name of its DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) program to DOI (diversity, opportunity and inclusion) amid political pressure by the Trump administration.

Jenna Sheehan, senior managing director and head of investor relations – North America at Harrison Street, recently participated in a special feature highlighting accomplished women in the real estate sector for the Institutional Real Estate Americas publication. She shared her career experiences, provided expert perspectives on the industry and extended empowering guidance to fellow women professionals in the field.

Disinflationary forces should prevail in 2025, said Ryan Severino, chief economist and head of research at BGO, at the firm’s Market Outlook & Insights presentation in San Francisco in early March.

As the office real estate sector continues to evolve in the wake of the pandemic, industry leaders and investors are closely analyzing trends that will shape its future. David Bitner, executive managing director of global research at Newmark, offers a comprehensive assessment of the sector’s challenges and opportunities, providing insights into what lies ahead for office markets.

Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) has committed $250 million to Oaktree Real Estate Income Fund Feeder VI, according to meeting materials on March 13, 2025.

The California State Teachers’ Retirement (CalSTRS) system has committed more than $1.2 billion to real estate in the second half of 2024, according to the fund’s semi-annual activity report.

The Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Police & Fire Pension has approved a commitment of $5 million to Affiliated Development’s second affordable housing fund, according to meeting materials.

Deborah La Franchi, founder and CEO of SDS Capital Group, recently participated in a special feature highlighting accomplished women in the real estate sector for the Institutional Real Estate Americas publication. She shared her career experiences, provided expert perspectives on the industry, and extended empowering guidance to fellow women professionals in the field.