Alternatives
In-depth analysis and the latest news on retail estate alternatives: data centres, healthcare, hotels, leisure, life sciences, self-storage and student housing
Opportunities for data centre investment in the face of growing demand
Tania Tsoneva assesses the opportunities and challenges posed by data-centre investment today
Data centres turn to nuclear to feed the power demand of AI
AI is so power-hungry that tech companies are turning to nuclear to power their data centres. Florence Chong reports on the new data-energy race
The Big Story: Trump's re-election and the outlook for real assets investment
What will Donald Trump’s second term as US president mean for real estate and infrastructure? Christopher Walker investigates
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
KKR and GDH commit over $5bn to expand Gulf data centre capacity
KKR enters Middle East data centre market with GDH stake
HIH Invest sells 150-room hotel asset in Germany to Atream
The 3,912sqm ibis budget hotel in Aschheim is let to AccorInvest Germany
Ardian acquires €837m stake in a trio of Kering’s Paris properties
Kering will retain 40% interest in JV holding Hôtel de Nocé and 35-37 and 56 assets at avenue Montaigne
Real estate allocations edging close to global targets, survey finds
APAC investors prefer value-add strategies in search of returns amid macroeconomic, geopolitical uncertainty
Vita secures LaSalle loan for 540-bed UK student housing scheme
LaSalle provides a £69m green loan for scheme in central Birmingham
Centurion plans Singapore listing for workers’ and student housing assets
The Singapore-listed company told shareholders that it was currently exploring a proposed transaction
KKR and GDH commit over $5bn to expand Gulf data centre capacity
KKR enters Middle East data centre market with GDH stake
Macquarie to inject up to $5bn in US data centre projects
Deal includes Macquarie taking a 15% stake in Applied Digital’s HPC business segment
Swiss Life AM European healthcare fund adds UK care home
Fund acquires Neem Tree Care Home in London for £11.3m in a 30-year leaseback deal
Newcore Capital adds 15 primary healthcare assets to portfolio
UK-focused social infrastructure real estate investment manager buys £50m portfolio
HIH Invest sells 150-room hotel asset in Germany to Atream
The 3,912sqm ibis budget hotel in Aschheim is let to AccorInvest Germany
Ardian acquires €837m stake in a trio of Kering’s Paris properties
Kering will retain 40% interest in JV holding Hôtel de Nocé and 35-37 and 56 assets at avenue Montaigne
ASR Real Estate acquires second office and lab at Leiden Bio Science Park
Asset purchased on behalf of Dutch Science Park Fund
ASR Dutch Science Park Fund acquires headquarters asset at Leiden Bio Science Park
The building serves as the European headquarters of Avery Dennison
PGIM and Pithos partner to revamp self-storage assets in France
Partnership has so far secured six assets and has a ‘strong pipeline of identified acquisitions’
Ardian acquires French self-storage company Atout-Box
Deal bolsters Ardian’s self-storage platform, launched in late 2023 with Costockage purchase
Blackstone-owned Crown Resorts sells Aspinall Club casino in London
Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts purchased the asset for an undisclosed price
Stoneweg and Teras pick Birmingham for UK’s largest wave park project
Stoneweg InfraSport buys Emerge Surf site from IM Properties for £50m project
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