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The Chicago-based investment firm has had an active European real estate debt business since 2010.

Gary Phillips, managing director and head of acquisitions at the real estate investment firm, sees an opportunity as other investors hit the pause button.

The Charleston-based real estate investment manager nearly hit its $1.5bn target at first close for Greystar Equity Partners X, the second-largest in market focused on the strategy.

LaSalle GPS's chief executive Ed Casal said its offerings would be more diverse in terms of risk/return profile than those of Aviva’s multi-manager platform, which LaSalle closed its acquisition of this week.

The French firm has acquired a real estate debt portfolio in the country and a 24-member investment team as it expands its global strategy to deploy capital.

While the prevailing view is that real estate retains its appeal over other asset classes, the annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe forecast, published by PwC and the Urban Land Institute, shows investors adapting to the challenges of a ‘tough’ market.

PERE’s annual conference in Tokyo saw some of the biggest names in the Japanese institutional investor community outline their investment strategy.

Investors are forcing funds to take disclosure to a whole new level of detail, with broken deal expenses one of the most contentious areas.

Tadasu Matsuo, managing director and head of alternative investment at Japan Post Insurance, lays out the investor’s diversified portfolio investment strategy in a freewheeling interview with PERE.

These are the men and women you want in your corner when fundraising in today’s ultra-competitive capital markets.