Blueprint: Chatham Financial to buy Hodes Weill; KingSett Capital’s retail REIT privatization; GPIF’s domestic commitment

Hodes Weill enters an agreement to be purchased by Chatham Financial as it aims to expand in infrastructure; KingSett Capital is acquiring First Capital REIT, absorbing C$4.4 billion of shopping center-anchored assets in the process; the world’s largest public pension fund GPIF is allocating ¥10 billion ($67 million; €61 million) to Phoenix Property’s flagship opportunistic fund, focusing on Japan investments; and more in today’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.