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
AXA IM Alts to transform BBC Elstree site into modern film and TV campus
Redevelopment will enable the 111-year-old studio complex to remain commercially competitive
Bain Capital buys Pullman Montparnasse Hotel in Paris
Investment one of the largest of its kind in France
BlackRock commits up to £500m to UK data centres
Asset manager partners with DGP to launch Gravity Edge
GIC and ADIA inject $1.6bn into Vantage Data Centers for APAC push
Vantage to acquire 300MW data centre campus in Sedenak Tech Park from Yondr
Curlew Trust II sells £230m UK student housing portfolio to KKR
The 2,179-bed portfolio comprises seven purpose-built student accommodation assets
Yugo expands US presence with Campus Advantage acquisition
Campus Advantage to rebrand as Yugo US, with its founder, Mike Peter, becoming CEO of Yugo
Infrastructure investor survey 2025: Investors target digital transition
Data centres and fibre networks lead the pack of favoured sectors
BlackRock commits up to £500m to UK data centres
Asset manager partners with DGP to launch Gravity Edge
Macquarie snaps up stake in Portuguese healthcare group Luz Saúde for €310m
Acquisition made via its Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7
German institutions KZVK Dortmund, Helaba commit to Northern Horizon fund
Pair lead Aged Care Social Infrastructure Fund’s additional €220m capital raise
Bain Capital buys Pullman Montparnasse Hotel in Paris
Investment one of the largest of its kind in France
Blackstone to acquire EAST Miami from Trinity Investments and Certares
The 352-room hotel in Miami last sold in November 2021 for $174m
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
Ohio BWC plans $50m commitment to self-storage fund
US life company makes first real estate investment of 2025 through SROA Capital vehicle
Self-storage platform 1BOX secures €110m Tristan Capital financing
Refinancing will fund property enhancements, recapitalise equity and Dutch expansion
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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