Each year, we hold two Editorial Advisory Board meetings in the Americas region, one in the European region, and one in the Asia Pacific region. The objective, always, is to create a one-to-one relationship between the publication sponsors in attendance (mostly investment managers) and the representatives from our targeted readership of investors and their consultants. (In some cases, we actually exceeded that ratio, with more capital allocator types in attendance than capital seekers.)

Creating buildings that prioritise comfort is widely recognised as a way to make spaces that are not only functional but also pleasant to be in and around. This is especially important as around half of most people’s daily working hours are spent in buildings, either an office, warehouse or in a retail setting. Multiply those hours over a life- time, and it is easy to see how building for wellbeing and comfort is important.

During the past six months, UK and Euro- pean real estate yields have increased dramatically. UK logistics market prime regional yields increased from 3.25 percent in June 2022 to 5 percent at the end of the year; during the same period, prime office yields in Paris increased from 2.6 percent to 3.4 percent.