All REIM articles – Page 5
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Research Report
Climate Report 2024 Investing In Climate-Proof Real Estate
The Earth is warming rapidly. We see the consequences in our daily news, with reports of record temperatures, melting ice caps and prolonged droughts interspersed with images of floods caused by torrential rain. These consequences include heat stress, food shortages and mass refugee movements. Action is needed if we are to reverse this trend. It’s time to act.
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Research Report
Cromwell’s European Market Monitor – Q1 2024
Market Monitor gives our views on the latest data and trends from the financial markets and their impact on commercial real estate. The latest one covers ECB rates, credit standards and rate decline indicators.
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White papers
Parsing Office Distress
In this AFIRE article, Dags Chen and Lincoln Janes lay out a framework for parsing upswell in distress across the office sector—and discuss how this is presenting a potential opportunity, especially for investors willing to brave the dislocation.
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Podcast
European Real Estate: Light at the End of the Tunnel?
While European real estate markets have faced headwinds in recent years, there are signs that we may be at or nearing the trough of the cycle. Portfolio manager, Rory Allan provides insight into where the Barings team is finding attractive opportunities to deploy capital today.
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White papers
The Case for U.S. & EU Industrial Real Estate
The industrial sector has become a global favorite amongst institutional investors as large structural shifts already underway, accelerated during the pandemic.
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Asset Manager News
Achmea Real Estate leases over 7,000 sqm to international retailers in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and The Hague
Achmea Real Estate has leased a total of 7,260 sqm of retail space to new tenants on behalf of the Achmea Dutch Retail Property Fund (ADRPF) in recent months. In addition, several existing leases were extended on a long-term basis.
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White papers
US logistics and industrials: shifting sands in the supply chain
There is an ongoing shift in logistics away from the West Coast in the US. Read more about our views.
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Asset Manager News
Slättö announces investment from Ares Management
Slättö and Ares Management Real Estate Secondaries funds (“Ares”) have agreed to support the recapitalization of a market-leading light-industrial and logistics portfolio, which is managed by Slättö. The portfolio comprises 28 assets with value concentrated in the Stockholm and Helsinki metropolitan areas.
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White papers
Pondering performance: Interview with PEI on the GP-led secondaries market
”A lack of full exits means it is too soon to say how well this latest generation of GP-led secondaries will fare, but the ingredients for success are all in place.”
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White papers
The Case for a U.S. Productivity Boom
The economy in any single year is subject to the vagaries of chance and, as such, can be “noisy”. Near-term volatility that exerts short-term stress into markets may be front of mind for most investors, but it is long-term trends that provide us with the best view of the future, especially for those with long investment horizons.
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Asset Manager News
Actis Agrees Sale Of Fibre Operator Octotel
Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has signed an agreement to sell leading South African fibre network operator Octotel to a consortium of investors, led by African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) and also comprising STOA and Thebe Investment Corporation.
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Asset Manager News
Actis To Acquire Swiftnet For US$355m With Plans To Create A Leading Independent Telecom Tower Platform In South Africa
Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, together with Royal Bafokeng Holdings as its empowerment partner, has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Swiftnet, a leading telecom tower portfolio in South Africa, from Telkom for an Enterprise Value of ZAR6.75 billion (c.US$355 million).
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White papers
Resilience and recovery: The outlook for real estate long income
Renos Booth, Isabel Gossling and Kris McPhail from our real estate long income team consider the outlook for long-lease assets after a challenging period for investors.
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Asset Manager News
Bouwinvest raises €520 million in new commitments and executes €503 million in real estate transactions in the Netherlands in 2023
In 2023, investors committed €520 million of capital to Bouwinvest’s Dutch strategies. This is split between €120 million for investments in the Residential Fund, Retail Fund, and Office Fund, and €400 million for the new Impact Partnership. At the same time, Bouwinvest made €288 million in real estate acquisitions and €215 million in divestments on behalf of investors in 2023.
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People News
CDPQ announces the appointment of Rana Ghorayeb as Executive Vice-President and Head of Real Estate
CDPQ today announced the appointment of Rana Ghorayeb as Executive Vice-President and Head of Real Estate. In her new role, she will be responsible for leading the overall Ivanhoé Cambridge portfolio and investment team, which has assets of over $77 billion.
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White papers
The global water challenge: risks and opportunities that all investors should consider
Manulife Investment Management is committed to helping clients achieve their objectives, build resilient portfolios—including in relation to climate change—and, where appropriate, positively affect nature. We believe water-related risks and opportunities can be financially material factors that should be integrated into investment strategies and operational asset management.
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White papers
IPM Monthly Blog – Edition March 2024: Our monthly insights into private markets
Real estate - Market conditions remain challenging, but optimism emerging
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Asset Manager News
Redevco and SFP launch ‘Next Gen Stays’ Iberian Hotel Joint Venture with Portfolio Target of c. €300 Million
Redevco and Swiss Finance & Property Group (SFP Group) have formed an Iberian hotel Joint Venture. Following a first close, a fund managed by SFP has indirectly taken a majority stake in ‘Next Gen Stays,’ currently comprising a seed portfolio of six assets in Portugal and Spain in the Lisbon, Porto, Bilbao, Malaga and Seville. The strategy is targeting a net levered IRR of 15%+ over a five-year period and aims to build up a portfolio of around €300 million.
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People News
GARBE Austria Hires Franz Kastner as New Managing Director and Pushes ahead with its Expansion in Austria
GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH (“GARBE”), one of the leading specialists for logistics, light industrial and technology properties in Germany and other countries in Europe, is moving ahead with its expansion plans for Austria. Franz Kastner (39) was appointed as Managing Director of GARBE Industrial Real Estate Austria, a subsidiary formed in 2022.
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White papers
Rents, rates and the refinancing gap: The outlook for real estate debt
After a challenging 12 months for real estate debt investors, Gregor Bamert discusses what lies ahead for the market in 2024.