Blueprint: PIMCO’s record data center fund, Bain’s shopping center haul, Hongkong Land’s private debut, and more

In this final edition of Blueprint for 2025, we send you into the holiday break with a pair of sector-specific fundraising scoops. First, PIMCO sets a new bar for efforts targeting European data centers after closing its debut sector fund on a record €1.8bn. Meanwhile, Bain Capital reaches $1.6bn with its first dedicated real estate fundraise targeting the retail sector. Elsewhere, key details emerge about listed giant Hongkong Land’s private real estate debut, and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.