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White papersWhen summer becomes the stress test
This year, the signal arrived early. Across Europe, extreme heat and dry conditions accelerated crop development, bringing harvest activity forward in several regions and increasing concerns around water stress. Summer had arrived early in the farming calendar¹.
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Asset Manager NewsDeA Capital Real Estate: new €280 million financing agreement for the fund with Fort Partners which will bring Four Seasons Hotel to Rome
Rome, Milan, 20 July 2026. DeA Capital Real Estate announces the completion of the refinancing transaction for Millennium Luxury Fund, the real estate Alternative Investment Fund subscribed by Fort Partners which is its main investor.
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Asset Manager NewsActis acquires Klara Renewables from CVC DIF and launches a new renewable energy platform in Poland
Actis, a leading growth market investor in sustainable infrastructure, today announced that it will acquire Klara Renewables, a 171MW operating onshore wind portfolio with approximately 275MW of hybridisation potential through co-located solar PV and BESS projects, from CVC DIF. This acquisition forms the seed asset and marks the launch of Actis’ second renewable energy platform in Central & Eastern Europe. The platform aims to have up to 1.5GW in energy capacity, comprising onshore wind, solar PV, and BESS.
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White papersThe investing value of transition planning
For infrastructure companies, anticipating changes to climate and energy is far more than a risk management process; it can unlock cost efficiencies, operational resilience and support long-term value creation.
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White papersClimate adaptation: risk management, not idealism
Institutional investors are often assumed to move only once regulation forces them to. At Dutch investment manager Bouwinvest, that view is considered outdated. Sustainability and climate adaptation are not idealistic add-ons but an integral…
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White papersSecurity, scale and the economics of clean power in growth markets
In developed markets, the phrase “energy transition” is often seen through a substitution frame: old molecules out, new electrons in. In growth markets, the reality is more urgent and more practical. It is not about replacing one stable system…
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VideoManaging climate risk with AI
We know that climate change can present challenges for agricultural investors, such as the risks of global warming having an impact on harvests. So how do we use artificial intelligence to mitigate these risks?
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Asset Manager NewsCentraal Beheer Algemeen Pensioenfonds joins Achmea Real Estate fund
Centraal Beheer Algemeen Pensioenfonds (Centraal Beheer APF) is joining the Achmea Dutch Health Care Property Fund, the healthcare real estate fund managed by Achmea Real Estate. The pension fund will initially invest € 57 million. This amount is expected to grow in line with the anticipated growth of Centraal Beheer APF in the coming years.
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White papersNo place like home: The case for living sector real estate
As demographics, undersupply and shifting preferences converge, the living sector is becoming a key area of opportunity within private market allocations.
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White papersSolid foundations: Delivering social value to unlock investment value
Supporting employment, skills and training opportunities for local people produces lasting social value. But it is also key to delivering long-term investment returns.
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White papersFive questions investors ask before allocating to natural capital
Natural capital rarely enters portfolios in a single step. Interest builds, questions accumulate, and progress often slows because a small number of practical issues are not addressed early on.
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White papersSDG Farmland Fund expands Portuguese olive oil platform
Van Lanschot Kempen’s SDG Farmland Fund has acquired Panasqueira, an irrigated olive orchard of approximately 400 hectares in Faro do Alentejo, Portugal, further strengthening its permanent crops platform in the Iberian Peninsula.
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White papersValue-add real estate and the speed of forgetting
The built environment is having to adapt more quickly than it once did. Technology, tighter regulation and higher capital costs have shortened the lifespan of established property formats. Noura Tan, together with Robert Balick and Frédéric Laurent, Managing Partners at BauMont Real Estate Capital, M&G’s European value-add real estate business, examine how value-add investing is being redefined as cycles shorten and why building portfolios around more than one market story is becoming increasingly important.
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Asset Manager NewsRedevco publishes its 18th Responsible Investment Report
Redevco has published its 2025 Responsible Investment Report, the 18th edition of its annual sustainability reporting. Titled Building on our Foundations, the report reflects Redevco’s ongoing efforts to further embed sustainability into its systems, processes and organisational culture.
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White papersInfrastructure outsourcing: Unlocking returns via scaled leasing
Infrastructure operators are increasingly separating ownership from operations to enhance flexibility and support long-term growth, unlocking attractive opportunities for institutional investors in scaled infrastructure leasing platforms.
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Asset Manager NewsIPUT agrees expanded long-term lease with Beauchamps LLP at Two Riverside
IPUT Real Estate (‘IPUT’), Dublin’s leading property investment company, is pleased to announce it has agreed a long-term lease to accommodate the expansion of top ten Irish law firm Beauchamps LLP at Two Riverside on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay. Beauchamps LLP has committed to 27,000 sq ft on a new 10-year lease, extending their current lease, which was due to expire in 2030, to May 2036. Beauchamps LLP will now occupy the entirety of the ground, first, and second floors of Two Riverside.
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Asset Manager NewsCharter Hall partners with Mitsubishi Estate Asia to develop 40,000sqm state-of-the-art industrial & logistics facility in Melbourne’s core inner-west
Charter Hall Group (Charter Hall or the Group) is pleased to announce that it has established a joint venture (JV) partnership between its $14 billion flagship industrial & logistics fund, CPIF, and Mitsubishi Estate Asia (MEA), investing through its affiliated entity, MEC Oceania Investment Pty Ltd.
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Asset Manager NewsImpact fund Achmea Real Estate acquires 128 homes in Bilthoven for sustainability upgrade
Achmea Real Estate has acquired 128 apartments in Bilthoven on behalf of the Achmea Dutch Residential Impact Fund (ADRIF), with the ambition of making them more sustainable over the coming years. Tenants can expect enhanced living comfort and lower energy costs. This marks the first acquisition by the impact fund, which was established last year.
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White papersDiscovering growth and return opportunities across the power sector: Unlocking scalable growth in power infrastructure
The power sector continues to evolve, driven by technological advancement, accelerated load growth and the need to upgrade legacy, capacity-constrained infrastructure.
