Alternatives
In-depth analysis and the latest news on retail estate alternatives: data centres, healthcare, hotels, leisure, life sciences, self-storage and student housing
Japan draws record real estate inflows amid global uncertainty
Global capital is flocking to the Land of the Rising Sun in search of market stability and liquidity as local companies move to shed assets
Why European REIT M&A is back on the table
Public-to-public transactions are on the rise as listed companies seek to gain scale and relevance in the eyes of global investors. Virna Asara reports
MIPIM 2025: How everything is connected to data centres
Talk in Cannes was about digital infrastructure, operational risk, AI and office retrofits
Global student housing: more students, fewer beds
A glaring mismatch between enrolments and available accommodation is driving demand for PBSA globally. Florence Chong reports
InfraRed acquires Canadian data centre business from Rogers Communications
InfraRed Capital Partners is acquiring a data centres business from Rogers Communications on behalf of its value-add infrastructure strategy.
Deka sells Kalasatama Health and Wellness Center to VVT for €100m
VVT Property Fund II KY buys 18,250sqm property complex in Finland’s capital
Pacific Equity Partners to buy New Zealand data centre firm Spark
PEP’s Secure Asset Fund to acquire 75% of NZ$705m data centre firm
IFM buys InfraRed’s Curtin University Student Accommodation Project
Project in Western Australia consists of accommodation, hotel, commercial and retail facilities
IFM buys InfraRed’s Curtin University Student Accommodation Project
Project in Western Australia consists of accommodation, hotel, commercial and retail facilities
Weekly Data Sheet - 1 August 2025
Buyers target opportunities in student housing
InfraRed acquires Canadian data centre business from Rogers Communications
InfraRed Capital Partners is acquiring a data centres business from Rogers Communications on behalf of its value-add infrastructure strategy.
Pacific Equity Partners to buy New Zealand data centre firm Spark
PEP’s Secure Asset Fund to acquire 75% of NZ$705m data centre firm
Deka sells Kalasatama Health and Wellness Center to VVT for €100m
VVT Property Fund II KY buys 18,250sqm property complex in Finland’s capital
Perennial Holdings partners for RMB500m hospital project in China
Singapore-based firm to develop a 500-bed hospital in Shanghai
Sculptor’s real estate fund secures $150m from Texas Permanent Fund
Sculptor Real Estate Fund V expected to exceed its $3bn capital raising target
Azora buys majority stake in Greek hospitality group Donkey Hotels
Investment firm partners with the Ioannou family to invest in Greek luxury hospitality
Life science real estate evolves from labs to urban innovation clusters
European life science real estate is evolving from the provision of high-spec lab facilities to the creation of urban innovation clusters. Virna Asara reports
What rising vacancies mean for US life science real estate market
Rising vacancy rates across the main US life science hubs do not tell the full story of an increasingly polarised market. Virna Asara reports
Self-storage platform 1BOX secures €110m Tristan Capital financing
Refinancing will fund property enhancements, recapitalise equity and Dutch expansion
Barings invests A$200m for majority stake in Swift Storage for A$200m
Acquisition marks its entry into Australia’s self-storage sector
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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