Institutional Real Estate Europe
Institutional Real Estate Europe provides readers with the news, information and insights necessary to stay abreast of the dynamic and diverse property markets throughout Europe. Leading industry executives and thought leaders share their insights on market trends and investment opportunities. The magazine also features the latest information on capital flows, new investment products, investment strategies and activity by the region’s most active investors.
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Issues from 2018
January
- On the REIT track: Are REITs set to become an increasingly important market for institutional investors?
- Running with it: It may hurt now, but more regulation may boost manager returns in the long run
- Different angles: Investors into Europe may have to get more creative as returns become more subdued
- What’s in store for 2019: Plenty of thunderclouds are on the horizon in the new year; here’s how to keep yourself sheltered
- Aermont holds €2 billion close for fourth European fund
- Fears of global trade war escalation spook managers
- Senior living will need to adapt to new demands
- Lisbon named number one late-cycle play for 2019
- Global demand for flexible workspaces set to accelerate
- Cities that work: Understanding the DNA of European office markets
- New owner
- Playing it safe: Steadying the UK’s property market
- Crypto messages: Is blockchain’s potential about to be realised?
December
- Everything in moderation: Learning from the mistakes of past excess
- Migrating whales: Japanese investors are making moves in global real estate
- Urban examination: The key factors fuelling success in Europe’s most dynamic cities
- A home from home: Aparthotels are driving the growth of Europe’s extended-stay sector
- Institutional sentiment rises for the first time in five years
- Attitude matters: Global economic sentiment is declining
- Our meddling representatives: Beware the overreaching hand of the State
- Investment into resi doubles in 10 years
- Little danger of office oversupply
- UK review highlights growing benchmarking concerns
- CBRE GI holds €1 billion final close for its EVP2 fund
- Helsfyr rising
November
- Storms on the horizon: Many observers predict a slow and measured increase in interest rates once QE winds down. But Brexit could whip up some treacherous weather
- A new perspective: A better understanding of alternatives has allowed investors to blend core and niche assets
- Building resilience: Which cycle-insensitive assets will deliver predictable income streams over the long term?
- No easy answers: Institutional Real Estate Europe’s editorial advisory board finds that keeping pace with change is proving to be as taxing as ever
- Mixed signs: Ten years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, are we in another bubble?
- Insights from Amsterdam: Institutional Real Estate Europe’s 2018 editorial advisory board meeting was as fascinating as ever
- Europe continues to lead the globe in ESG
- Partners Group holds €2 billion final close for secondaries fund
- Mix your bricks: Right-sizing your public and private core allocations
- The Netherlands and Spain picked to be top performers
- E-commerce amplifying Poland’s retail success story
- French offices deliver best performance since 2008
October
- Merging lanes: It has never been more vital to align property assets with infrastructure developments. But what does that mean in practice, and what are the implications for investors’ portfolios?
- Opening the right doors: Placement agents are proving their worth in increasingly complex and diverse markets
- More than an (empty) space: Digital solutions could help owners of assets with parking spaces capitalise on their potential
- A glimpse into the afterlife: An investigation into private real estate fund legal term, extensions and liquidation
- Megafund activity dominates European market
- Korean UK investment could surpass €4.4 billion in 2018
- New techniques improve analysis of retail assets
- Take the leap: It’s time to fully embrace digitalisation to deliver efficient asset management
- Let them eat naan?: Remembering the dangers of entrenched views
September
- Optical illusion: Has Italy undergone a real estate renaissance or is it all just a mirage?
- Getting your ducks in a row: Adapting portfolios for the next stage of Europe’s property cycle
- The push for sustainability: With pressure from investors, investment managers continue to develop their environmental, social and governance standards. How are those shaping up and what does the future hold for sustainable strategies?
- Austria on the upswing: The outlook for Austrian property markets remains bright
- Cui bono: It would be dangerous to take the New Silk Road at face value
- Acquisitions in Europe slow in H1 as investors scale back
- Ares holds €6.5 billion close for direct lending fund
- Hotel scene booms as travellers flock to Berlin
- Canada and Germany are most underweight markets
- Letting the light in
- Further opportunities emerge in extended stay sector
- The epitome of regeneration: Milan is the blueprint for 21st century urban renaissance
July
- The threat of tech: Investors are rightly concerned about tech disruptors. But which advances will have the most impact on real estate and how can their associated risks be controlled?
- Headwinds and tailwinds: Navigating the potential transition to different conditions for property markets worldwide
- Redrawing the city: Millennials, digitalisation and environmentalism are changing the way our growing cities are being developed
- Top 10 largest managers make significant gains
- Blockchain-enabled lease contracts to arrive by 2022
- Making space: Industry 4.0 must be followed by construction 4.0
- Senior living funds hold successful closes
- A Burger King conundrum: The high cost of having it your way
- Accessing global core: It’s time to build a true global real estate foundation
- Flight to safety quickens as cycle moves into later stages
- Dublin moves up the ranks
- Forza Milan
June
- Same, but different: Dual-branded hotels are a double win for investors
- Eastern promise: Logistics properties are on the upswing in Eastern Europe
- Smart delivery: The gathering pace of the fourth Industrial Revolution is being reflected in structural changes within the logistics sector
- Finding a new home: Many investors are looking to broaden their real estate horizons in Europe and find new ways to secure stable long-income assets
- Goodbye, Willow: With the death of her last corgi, Queen Elizabeth II has shown how to let go of the past and prepare for the future
- The value of Crossrail: London’s new rail project is ramping up residential opportunities
- Benson Elliot Capital Management targets €850m
- UK resilient in the face of Brexit uncertainty
- Second-tier cities post best risk-return ratios in Germany
- Making sustainability last: Shifting from sustainability to durability
- An emerging Polish postcode
- Poor first quarter for listed real estate
- High levels of Asian investment into Europe expected to continue
May
- Four myths about retail: Separating fact from fiction in understanding opportunities in today’s retail sector
- Built for wellness: Investors are developing properties to keep tenants healthy — and happy
- A game of risk: Global geopolitical threats are rising. How far could they penetrate into the real estate market?
- Real estate continues to hold its own in private capital arena
- New trading laws fail to hurt Polish retail prospects
- New funds enter the market in flurry of activity
- New offerings: High-yield bonds are a growing trend in real estate finance
- Italy’s prospects set to ride wave of political uncertainty
- Becoming more human: AI shouldn’t be feared. It’s a chance for us all to focus on what makes us who we are
- Warnings over liquidity as ECB eyes end to QE
- Oh, Vienna
- The illusion of size: A large city is not necessarily a great one
April
- Wall of money
- Digital transparency: Advancements in digital tools can help better measure asset manager performance
- Ireland’s economy was one of the first to pick up speed following the global financial crisis. But how long can it keep accelerating for?
- UK pension funds to increase allocations to care homes
- Industrial and logistics sector reaches historical levels
- An unstoppable wave: Central and Eastern Europe is increasingly looking like a viable student housing investment location
- Things that go “bump” in the night: Themes arising from our Editorial Advisory Board meetings around the globe
- BNP Paribas Asset Management launches debt fund
- A conversation with John Levy
- Are global gateway cities worth the hype?
- The real alternative: Today, real assets provide better liability-focused investment outcomes
- UK returns to grow in 2018 … but drop for 2019
- Standing tall
March
- German pension giant involved in new retail park fund
- Unknown territory: Is it time to tune into Africa’s untapped potential?
- An open door: Demand for hotel rooms is increasing across the continent, creating numerous opportunities for those looking at the sector
- Realignment time: With good returns harder to come by, managers are recommending a re-positioning of portfolios as they hunt for yield
- Safety in numbers: Europe is still benefiting from high levels of cross-border investment. But is the flow of capital sustainable?
- London calling: Four property areas within the UK capital to watch in 2018
- The passing of a pioneer: How one person changed the world of global real estate
- Unpacking serviced offices:Why flexible business hubs are increasing in number
- Barcelona and Paris: A tale of two cities
- More growth, more integration
- Record office take-up in Germany’s eight main locations
- Large pockets of European investors broaden their horizons
- From a hospice to a home
February
- Big still works: Real estate markets in the United States have something for everyone
- Core issues: New Asia Pacific core open-end funds attest to the growing appeal of the region to long-term investors
- Uncertain times: The lack of reform in the European Union is fuelling concerns of an increasingly fractured Europe
- Out with the old: Obsolescence has advantages for investors
- Feel the squeeze
- Set to soar: The booming future of the extended-stay accommodation sector
- Defensive strategies underpin recent M&A activity
- Up and down
- Is trouble brewing for yields beyond 2018?
- Turning Japanese
- When it comes to property yields, there is no dogma
- Union Investment and Deutsche Asset One launch €750m fund
January
- False hope: Logistics is not the new retail
- Bright lights: Dealing with the necessary cost of sustainability and certification
- Time to ask questions: Real estate markets across Europe are biding time as possible disrupters lie ahead
- More than just rooms: The short-stay living market has long-term attractions for investors
- Very thin ice indeed: The warning signs are there for all to see
- The need for speed: Today’s volatile markets require quick decision making
- Capital, just capital
- Q3 2017 sees most fund launches in more than six years
- Retailers find new ways to prise money from customers
- Retail parks have more to offer
- Three firms hold final closes, raising €1.5b
- What is normal