Alternatives
In-depth analysis and the latest news on retail estate alternatives: data centres, healthcare, hotels, leisure, life sciences, self-storage and student housing
What is the role of real estate in a multi-asset landscape?
The onus is on real estate to reassert itself as a key component in the increasingly competitive alternatives mix
Reshoring is sparking fresh life into US life sciences real estate
Reshoring is creating new markets for US biomanufacturing. Virna Asara reports
Geopolitics and AI power new life science innovation hubs in Europe
The growing interplay between life sciences and technology is spawning new innovation districts amid a changing environment for the biopharma sector
Long overlooked, now catching the eye – Asia life science real estate
Asia-Pacific’s life sciences real estate market has historically been dominated by a few – mainly local – players, but that is starting to change
Blackstone launches $1.75bn data centre trust IPO on NYSE
Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust IPO shares priced at $20 each
Core Spaces secures $1.6bn for US student housing fund
Global institutional investors back flagship student housing fund
Phoenix Group and DC Max partner on €8bn European data centre pipeline
Pair to develop data centre pipeline with 1GW of total capacity
Newcore achieves first close for sixth value-add social infrastructure fund
The capital raise attracted new and existing investors, including LGPS
Core Spaces secures $1.6bn for US student housing fund
Global institutional investors back flagship student housing fund
Weekly Data Sheet - 8 May 2026
Global managers team up with local specialists to launch new student housing strategies
Blackstone launches $1.75bn data centre trust IPO on NYSE
Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust IPO shares priced at $20 each
Phoenix Group and DC Max partner on €8bn European data centre pipeline
Pair to develop data centre pipeline with 1GW of total capacity
Newcore achieves first close for sixth value-add social infrastructure fund
The capital raise attracted new and existing investors, including LGPS
Chiron Real Estate acquires three US seniors housing assets for $425m
NYSE-listed healthcare REIT is making its first move into the seniors housing sector
Pro-invest targets A$500m for Australian urban living platform
Real estate investor aims to build a portfolio via hotel conversions and new developments
MassMutual sells $835m Florida luxury resort to Sculptor and Trinity venture
Insurer sells JW Marriott Marco Resort after more than 40 years of ownership
Real estate investors survey 2026: Europe and housing the top targets
Retail jumps from sixth to third in the list of most favoured sectors
How Swiss Life AM's Jan Plückhahn is 'thinking outside the box'
Jan Plückhahn tells Isobel Lee how Swiss Life Asset Managers is seeking out real estate opportunities at a time of disruption
Mitiska REIM backs HeyLager in German self-storage expansion
Mitiska European Real Estate Partners 3 to scale HeyLager’s platform to 50 facilities
Charter Hall snaps up A$60m stake in Abacus
Charter Hall had acquired more than 52m shares, giving it a 5.8% voting right in the Sydney-based company
RoundShield exits German and Swiss campsites investment
Sale of Lodgyslife delivered a 32.5% gross internal rate of return
Greenridge buys One Tower Bridge retail and leisure property asset in London
Redevco sells asset in London’s Southbank for unspecified sum
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