Blueprint: NPS’s strategic shift; EQT’s first mega-fund; CPP’s APAC growth; a $2bn retail deal and more

As competition in the real estate capital markets heats up, another of the sector’s largest allocators says it is moving away from fund commitments to prioritize direct investments and club deals. Read all about the pivot by Korea’s National Pension Service below. Elsewhere, industrial giant EQT comes to market with its most ambitious property fund yet; Canada’s CPP widens its lens in Asia; four heavy hitters come together to acquire a US grocery-anchored platform; and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.