Sarah Marx
DFI aims to build a £500m platform focused on industrial assets near research institutions and other ‘knowledge and innovation’ hubs.
Charles Baigler joined Bridge Industrial in January 2024 to expand the firm’s operations into continental Europe, but left less than two years later.
A panel discussion reveals diverging attitudes on what higher defense budgets will mean for the German property market – and beyond.
Union Investment announced in September it had agreed to sell the 441,300-square-foot mixed-use asset to Blackstone for €700m.
Jorge Duarte spearheaded the rollout of the Houston-based manager’s European core-plus vehicle, Hines European Property Partners, in 2022.
Investors in the fund include US asset manager Cross Ocean Partners and indirect real estate funds managed by CBRE Investment Management.
The public pension committed an initial $100m to launch the venture with Stockholm-based manager Brunswick Real Estate.
The managing director of real estate has departed the London-based firm after a three-year tenure.
The manager has purchased two assets via its Spa Property Fund and is in advanced discussions for a third.
After receiving more than 60 approaches to buy the business, founder Keith Breslauer has agreed to a deal to sell a majority stake.