Investors | Sep 5, 2025 IMRF commits $195m to real assets by Released The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) board of trustees has approved up to $195 million in commitments within its real assets allocation.
Transactions | Sep 4, 2025 Juniper Square receives strategic investment from Nasdaq Ventures by Released Juniper Square has received a strategic investment from Nasdaq Ventures to further accelerate innovation in private markets technology.
Transactions | Sep 4, 2025 KKR purchases U.K. student accommodation portfolio from Curlew Student Trust II by Released KKR has announced the acquisition of a high-quality portfolio of seven purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets from Curlew Student Trust II (funded by clients of CBRE Investment Management) for approximately £230 million ($309 million).
Transactions | Sep 4, 2025 Guardian closes on $497m portfolio acquisition by Released Guardian, a Pacific Northwest leader in multifamily operations, development, and investment, announced the closing of a landmark $497 million portfolio acquisition spanning Oregon and New Mexico.
Transactions | Sep 4, 2025 ING coordinates $389m club financing for Sea Containers by Released ING’s U.K. Real Estate team has successfully coordinated a £290 million ($389 million) senior term loan with SMBC and BayernLB to the Global Holdings Group, refinancing Sea Containers, their landmark hotel and office asset on London’s South Bank.
Transactions | Sep 4, 2025 JPMorgan exec to lead Europe’s first dedicated CRE back leverage advisory business by Released Art Capital, a pan-European real estate credit advisory firm, has formally launched its back leverage division, following the appointment of Alexander “AJ” Storton as its fourth partner.
People | Sep 4, 2025 Bob Sessa to retire as head of real assets at Texas ERS by Andrea Zander Bob Sessa, head of real assets at the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS), announced plans to retire after more than 25 years with the pension fund, according to a LinkedIn post.
Transactions | Sep 4, 2025 Mapletree acquires 38-acre site to develop 420,262-square-foot logistics facility in Pennsylvania by Released Mapletree Investments has acquired a 37.64-acre site at 1180 Corporate Center Drive East in Tobyhanna, Pa., located adjacent to its existing 1.3 million-square-foot industrial asset at 2086 Corporate Center Drive West.
People | Sep 4, 2025 Stockdale Capital Partners appoints Gina Abbott as president of property management by Released Gina Abbott has joined Stockdale as president of the firm’s property management division, Stockdale Management, where she will oversee the management of all assets across the firm’s portfolio.
Research | Sep 4, 2025 Wilshire and GLIO launch real assets indexes by Andrea Zander The newly released FTW GLIO Real Assets indexes, built on Wilshire’s Global Asset Taxonomy System, highlight the riskier energy sector, which offers lower returns with higher volatility compared to infrastructure’s stronger, more stable performance, according to Wilshire Indexes in partnership with the Global Listed Infrastructure Organization (GLIO).
People | Sep 4, 2025 Savills adds more senior hires to its global capital markets platform by Released Savills has further strengthened its leading global capital markets platform with four senior hires in the United Kingdom, EMEA and Asia Pacific.
Transactions | Sep 4, 2025 BDx Data Centers and HEXA Renewables sign strategic 50megawatts green-energy deal supporting Singapore-Malaysia grid decarbonization by Released BDx Data Centers has formed a strategic partnership with HEXA Renewables, a regional leader in renewable energy.
Research | Sep 3, 2025 AI readiness in real estate: Beyond automation to cultural and operational transformation by Andrea Zander The real impact of AI on real estate demands cultural readiness and the continuous evolution of AI-infused operations alongside human teams. AI is meant to enhance human expertise, not replace it. In an exclusive interview with IREI, Anne Hollander, founder of Dallas-based advisory firm The Strategic Edge, which advises real estate firms on AI integration, data strategy and operational transformation, explained that the most successful AI-driven firms won’t ask, “What can we automate?” but rather, “How can AI help us uncover insights and opportunities we might otherwise miss?”
Fundraising | Sep 3, 2025 Realterm closes inaugural logistics credit fund and co-investment vehicle with $350m in aggregate capital commitments by Andrea Zander Realterm has closed its inaugural Realterm Logistics Credit Fund (RLCF) and co-investment vehicle with $350 million in aggregate capital commitments.
Transactions | Sep 3, 2025 Berlin Hyp and Delancey partner for H.I.G. Realty's €277m refinancing of St. James’s office redevelopment by Released Berlin Hyp, the center of expertise for commercial real estate financing within the LBBW Group since Aug. 1, 2025, and U.K. real estate asset and investment manager Delancey have partnered to refinance 20 Carlton House Terrace, a prime office scheme in London's St James's district.
Transactions | Sep 3, 2025 TMG Partners, Bridges Capital acquire office building in San Francisco’s South Financial District through deed in lieu of foreclosure by Released TMG Partners in partnership with Bridges Capital, has acquired 149 New Montgomery St., a class A, 80,000-square-foot office building in San Francisco’s South Financial District.
Transactions | Sep 3, 2025 Union Investment sells Centre d’Affaires Paris Trocadéro to Blackstone by Released Funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate have agreed to acquire the Centre d’Affaires Paris Trocadéro, a mixed-use property located in Paris’ 16th Arrondissement.
Transactions | Sep 3, 2025 PATRIZIA grows Japan real estate platform with major acquisition of prime Tokyo residential portfolio by Released PATRIZIA, an investment manager in real assets, has acquired a high-quality residential portfolio located mostly in Tokyo on behalf of a global institutional investor, reinforcing the company’s strategic commitment to Japan’s resilient residential sector and strengthening its local investment platform.
Fundraising | Sep 3, 2025 MUFG to launch $680m Japan real estate fund by Andrea Zander Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has plans to launch a 100 billion yen ($680 million) fund to invest in Japanese real estate, reported Reuters.
Transactions | Sep 3, 2025 Bond Street REIT announces strategic investment of up to $300 million from Conversant Capital by Released Bond Street REIT has announced that affiliates of Conversant Capital LLC have committed up to $300 million of growth equity to its private REIT.
