All Special Reports – Page 2
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Special ReportsApollo on financing the ‘global industrial renaissance’
Harry Seekings and Olivia Wassenaar explain Apollo Asset Management’s ‘picks and shovels’ strategy to Christopher Walker
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Special ReportsTorbjorn Caeser, Actis: Why not invest in ‘most of the world’?
Investors could be missing out on the biggest opportunities by avoiding the ‘risk’ of emerging markets. Richard Lowe speaks to Torbjorn Caesar
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Special ReportsAchal Bhuwania, Equitix: At the frontline of the infra boom
Chief investment officer Achal Bhuwania discusses Equitix’s rapid expansion amid global shifts in the allocation of infrastructure capital. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsTop 150 Real Estate Investors 2025: Survey
Uncertainty – not least from global tariffs – is holding back a full-blown return to the market. Richard Lowe reports
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Special ReportsPower to the processors: data centre boom continues post-DeepSeek
Investors are moving beyond the ‘DeepSeek moment’ to grappling with the energy challenges of the data centre boom. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsTop 150 Real Estate Investors 2025: Full ranking
The IPE Real Assets top 150 ranking of some of the world’s largest real estate investors, has captured US$2.04trn (2024: $2.10trn) in property assets held by pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurers and other institutional capital owners.
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Special ReportsData centres: Build it and (regulators) will come
Data centres’ high energy consumption is attracting the attention of regulators in Europe and the US, but with radically different outcomes. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsBoston Consulting backs growth outlook for data centres
The latest infrastructure report from Boston Consulting shows how a ‘perfect storm’ is brewing in data-centre investment. Christopher Walker speaks to author Alex Wright
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Special ReportsAPG’s real estate arm seeks stability in a shifting global landscape
The Netherlands’ largest pension fund is looking to invest more in real estate this year, despite geopolitical uncertainty. Richard Lowe speaks to Rutger van der Lubbe
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Special ReportsIlmarinen looks to real estate debt amid market volatility
Finnish pension insurer Ilmarinen has increased its exposure to real estate debt to tide it over uncertain times, Mikko Antila, head of international real estate, tells Pirkko Juntunen
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Special ReportsConnecting continents: Keppel’s deep dive into subsea cables
Florence Chong speaks to the CEO of the Singapore fund manager that invests in subsea cables alongside data centres
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Special ReportsReal estate industry must adopt AI to be competitive
Institutional investors tend to be risk averse, but as Pirkko Juntunen finds, pension funds and asset managers must embrace AI to avoid increasing costs and decreasing returns
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Special ReportsHome turf prevails over cross-border real estate for Danica Pension
Denmark’s second-biggest pension fund is maintaining a domestic focus for the time being as market recovery generates new opportunities. Pirkko Juntunen speaks to Michael Nielsen
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Special ReportsAI muscles in on physical climate risk
Insurers are already using AI to understand the physical risks of climate change on property. Now investors stand to gain. Pirkko Juntunen reports
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Special ReportsBorder to Coast Pensions: Gaining scale for real estate at the right time?
The asset manager of 11 UK local authority pension funds is preparing to expand just in time for a market recovery. Richard Lowe speaks to Alistair Smith
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Special ReportsInfrastructure’s AI imperative
Adoption has been slow, but AI has the potential to revolutionise the way infrastructure is designed, constructed and maintained. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsTech and the city: AI and growing urban competition for talent
How are cities harnessing AI to win the race for tech-forward businesses and talent? Isobel Lee investigates
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Special ReportsCity in focus: Austin, the Texan tech rival
Austin offers the advantages of tech epicentre Silicon Hills with a low tax environment and high quality of life. Isobel Lee explores
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Special ReportsCity in focus: Copenhagen, the Nordic urban hub
Denmark strives to combine a liveable capital city with a circular economy, writes Isobel Lee
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Special ReportsCity in focus: the next chapter in Manchester's history of innovation
Manchester has been dubbed UK’s ‘second technology city’, but its mayor wants it to become the ‘smartest city’. Isobel Lee reports
