Alternatives
In-depth analysis and the latest news on retail estate alternatives: data centres, healthcare, hotels, leisure, life sciences, self-storage and student housing
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
Paul Guest on uniting real estate with other alternatives at UBS UGA
The world’s largest real estate multi-manager, which was very active in 2025, is now part of a broader alternatives platform
Blackstone invests in Quinbrook-backed Rowan Digital Infrastructure
Blackstone buys a significant minority stake iUS data centre developer
ESR secures $850m equity injection from existing shareholders
APAC manager secures equity capital for logistics and data centre growth
Commerz Real snaps up student housing complex in Seville
Acquisition is for its Commerz Real Institutional Smart Living Europe Fund
Mutuactivos launches its first real estate private equity fund
Mutuactivos will be supported by Stoneweg, a specialist alternative investment firm with €11bn of real assets AUM
Commerz Real snaps up student housing complex in Seville
Acquisition is for its Commerz Real Institutional Smart Living Europe Fund
US student housing specialist Harbert poised for leap into mainland Europe
Co-head of Europe David King explains next steps after establishing presence in the UK
Blackstone invests in Quinbrook-backed Rowan Digital Infrastructure
Blackstone buys a significant minority stake iUS data centre developer
ESR secures $850m equity injection from existing shareholders
APAC manager secures equity capital for logistics and data centre growth
First REIT offloads Indonesian hospitals for S$472m
Disposal is part of plan to focus on developed markets, including Singapore, Japan and Australia
Greater Manchester Pension and Blackrock team up to back NHS real estate
GMPF and Blackrock target up to £1bn in NHS property across the UK by 2030
Tikehau partners with Brodsky to pursue US real estate debt opportunities
Together, the partners anticipate investing over $500m in US real estate debt
CLI Dartriver acquires Leicester Square Radisson Blu hotel
Starwood Capital sells 127-room London hotel for an undisclosed sum.
Scor completes €260m interim closing for value-add real estate debt fund
SCOR Real Estate Loans V attracted capital from both existing and new institutional investors
Reshoring is sparking fresh life into US life sciences real estate
Reshoring is creating new markets for US biomanufacturing. Virna Asara reports
EasyStorage secures £180m Arini facility for UK self-storage expansion
Facility to fund expansion through site development and asset acquisitions
Public Storage buys listed peer National Storage Affiliates for $10.5bn
All-share deal creates a combined entity with $77bn enterprise value
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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