Blueprint: Morgan Stanley’s $800m fundraise, CapitaLand’s China expansion, Clarion’s new president and more

Real estate investment trusts – of both the listed and nontraded variety – are back in the spotlight this week as Morgan Stanley amasses a war chest and national portfolio for its inaugural private REIT, while Singaporean real estate manager CapitaLand eyes an expansion into the Chinese public markets. Elsewhere, private real estate managers find a discount opportunity in REIT stocks; Pretium’s head of real estate decamps for Clarion Partners; and more in this week's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.