PERE Staff

PIMCO’s Francois Trausch warns of a funding gap if rates do not come down amid a looming tsunami of refinancing; AXA IM Alts' Isabelle Scemama speaks out against the ESG pushback as the firm prioritizes returns amid efforts to decarbonize its global property portfolio; the ECB offers a note of calm on banks' exposure to real estate; and more in today’s special edition briefing from the PERE Network Decarb Forum and PERE Network Europe Forum, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blackstone is making a splash in the multifamily market by acquiring all outstanding common shares in Apartment Income REIT in a $10 billion deal for BREP X; Bain Capital Real Estate looks to re-enter open-air retail space with a new North American joint venture; GID Investment Advisers, Affinius Capital and CBRE Investment Management all hire senior capital raisers; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Multifamily distress is creating both challenges and opportunities for private real estate managers, as PERE's April 2024 cover story examines; Blackstone has made two high-profile exits from investments in the US and South Korea, returning capital to investors in a wide range of vehicles; PAG-led consortium buys the world's largest mall operator in $8.3 billion deal; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Inside: A special report on why retail can make a comeback; How in-story shopping and e-commerce can work together; Plus expert comment from PGIM Real Estate

Inside: Multifamily – Private real estate’s surprise problem child; Looking for opportunities in India; A 10-page special report on retail; Plus much more…

Inside: How continuation funds are driving manager-led opportunities; Europe and Asia play catch-up in the real estate secondaries market; Plus expert comment from industry leaders; And much more…

Private equity investors eye lucrative opportunities in an evolving real estate secondaries landscape, says Scott Koenig, managing director and head of real estate secondaries at Neuberger Berman.

Executives weigh in on the impact of central bank decisions on real estate investing; CDPQ promotes Rana Ghorayeb, chief executive of its real estate lending arm Otéra Capital, to its new head of real estate; Starwood Capital Group acquires a minority stake in Asia logistics heavyweight ESR Group as the firm seeks to expand in the region, and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Another leadership shakeup at Canada’s major pension plans, with Peter Ballon leaving the top real estate post at CPP Investments after nearly two decades at the investor; PERE reports back on the mood at MIPIM; Goldman Sachs Asset Management raises $1.2 billion for Vintage Real Estate Partners III; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

PERE's March cover story zeroes in on why specialist funds are likely to have more luck attracting capital than their diversified counterparts this year; Apollo targets $1.09bn for its first European real estate debt fund in an increasingly crowded market for large property lending vehicles; ESR sells ARA Private Funds as part of its $750 million divestment plan; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.