North American M&A Activity Surges in 2024, reports ECHELON Partners by Andrea Zander | Mar 17, 2025 North American mergers and acquisitions continued to increase in number last year, rising by 14 percent last year to 366, according to figures from ECHELONÂ Partners.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management closes fourth global infrastructure fund at $4.1b by Released | Mar 17, 2025 Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), the private infrastructure investment team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), has raised $4.1 billion for North Haven Infrastructure Partners IV (NHIP IV).
Clearstead appoints new executive chairman and chairman of the board of directors by Released | Mar 14, 2025 Clearstead Advisors has elected Robert Thornton to lead the Clearstead board as executive chairman and chairman of the board.
Citizens Financial Group hires Kris Reddaway by Released | Mar 14, 2025 Citizens Financial Group has hired Kris Reddaway.
LightBox CRE activity index surges in February despite dramatic federal policy shifts by Released | Mar 14, 2025 LightBox has reported a sharp rise in its February 2025 LightBox CRE Activity Index, which climbed to 96.1, up from 80.7 in January and 75.8 a year ago.
North America data center vacancy hits record low as demand soars by Andrea Zander | Mar 14, 2025 Colocation vacancy in North America data centers hit an all-time low, 2.6 percent, with absorption doubling in just two years, according to JLL’s North America Data Center Year-End 2024 Report.
Partners Group announces its investment and business development strategy by Elise Mackanych | Mar 14, 2025 Partners Group has announced its investment and business development strategy.
Ryan Sullivan, Lincoln Property Co., shares views on data center market trends by Andrea Zander | Mar 14, 2025 Ryan Sullivan, executive vice president and national data center group leader at Lincoln Property Co., discusses the evolving landscape of data center investments and how they compare to other alternative asset classes in terms of risk and return. He highlights how data centers have emerged as a core institutional asset class, offering high, steady returns driven by long-term leases, low tenant turnover, and strong demand fundamentals.
BlackRock simplifies investor access to liquid alternatives with managed futures ETF by Released | Mar 13, 2025 BlackRock has expanded its active ETF platform with the launch of the iShares Managed Futures Active ETF.
Sale-leaseback activity remains positive amid geopolitical shifts and policy uncertainty by Released | Mar 13, 2025 Amid uncertainties surrounding interest rates and the U.S. election cycle, overall sale-leaseback activity by deal count in 2024 came in moderately above 2023 levels at 669 discrete transactions, with fourth quarter 2024 recording 196 discrete sale leasebacks, up about 17 percent versus third quarter 2024 — the highest in the past seven quarters — according to SLB Capital Advisors.
Digital and healthcare sectors increase in allocations in Q4 2024 by Elise Mackanych | Mar 13, 2025 Digital and healthcare sectors have seen an increase in allocations in fourth quarter 2024, according to Nareit’s quarterly investment holdings tracker for the largest actively managed real estate investment funds focusing on REIT investments.
Private markets reach inflection point, according to Hamilton Lane’s 2025 market overview by Released | Mar 13, 2025 Hamilton Lane, a global private markets investment management firm, has published its 2025 Market Overview.
Blue Owl files its first interval fund, Blue Owl Alternative Credit Fund by Elise Mackanych | Mar 13, 2025 Blue Owl has registered its first interval fund, Blue Owl Alternative Credit Fund, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
National Financial Network welcomes Brian Falconer and colleagues to the firm by Released | Mar 13, 2025 National Financial Network, which offers securities products and investment advisory services through Park Avenue Securities, has announced that Brian Falconer, president and CEO of Wealth Management Resource Group, has joined the firm.
Edward Jones Enhances Capabilities to serve high-net-worth clients by Released | Mar 12, 2025 Edward Jones has launched Edward Jones Generations.
