Alternatives
In-depth analysis and the latest news on retail estate alternatives: data centres, healthcare, hotels, leisure, life sciences, self-storage and student housing
Is now the time to look at developed market REITs?
With interest rates high – but cuts on the horizon – is now a time for investors to revisit developed-market REITs? Razak Musah Baba explores
Analysis: The challenge of repurposing the UK’s office landscape
The conversion of BT Tower into hotel highlights need for innovation and planning flexibility
IPE Real Assets March/April 2023: Follow the data
CapitaLand Investment recently established its first China data centre development fund, raising S$530m (€372m) and seeding the vehicle with two projects in Greater Beijing that are expected to be worth S$1bn when completed.
Ivanhoé Cambridge’s co-living ambitions
Canadian investors has big plans for sector following Cohabs investment
UXCO acquires two student residences for €35m
French student and young professional living platform expands portfolio in the Paris region
Macquarie and Ferrovial sell AGS Airports to AviAlliance in £1.5bn deal
Pair created AGS following their 2014 acquisition of the airport portfolio from Heathrow Airport
UK hospitality real estate group ProsperCap secures Castlelake loan
Castlelake provides £66m loan to refinance ProsperCap’s 17-hotel portfolio
Aermont to buy European data centre firm Nabiax from Asterion, Telefónica
Asterion sells its 80% stake and Telefónica sells its 20% stake in Nabiax
UXCO acquires two student residences for €35m
French student and young professional living platform expands portfolio in the Paris region
Harrison Street sells $893m student housing portfolio to Scion
Assets comprise 8,724 student housing beds across 13 universities in 11 US states
Aermont to buy European data centre firm Nabiax from Asterion, Telefónica
Asterion sells its 80% stake and Telefónica sells its 20% stake in Nabiax
HMC Capital plans ASX IPO for A$4bn global data centre business
HMC buys ASX-listed data centre firm iseek to seed DigiCo REIT portfolio
Newcore Capital adds 15 primary healthcare assets to portfolio
UK-focused social infrastructure real estate investment manager buys £50m portfolio
Broadwood launches £100m Aviva-backed UK later-living fund
Fund to provide finance for the development of new care homes and later living residential properties
UK hospitality real estate group ProsperCap secures Castlelake loan
Castlelake provides £66m loan to refinance ProsperCap’s 17-hotel portfolio
ActivumSG debuts in UK hospitality real estate
ActivumSG Fund VII buys Sutton Point hotel-led mixed-use asset £21m
Principal snaps up life sciences asset in Alnwick for Log In fund
Manager buys 16,000sqm asset in sale-and-leaseback transaction
Border to Coast launches £1.2bn UK real estate fund with LGPS trio
Tyne and Wear Pension, Cumbria Pension and South Yorkshire Pensions provide seed portfolio
StorHub snaps up self-storage assets in Australia
The Warburg-Pinus backed company paid €67m for the facilities
SROA Capital secures $930m for US self-storage investments
San Joaquin County Retirement commits $50m to SROA Capital Fund IX
Stoneweg and Teras pick Birmingham for UK’s largest wave park project
Stoneweg InfraSport buys Emerge Surf site from IM Properties for £50m project
Azora enters leisure sector with purchase of Planetocio centre in Madrid
Acquisition is the first in the leisure segment for Azora’s new multi-strategy investment vehicle
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