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
BlackRock and Wentworth’s Area 53 expands with third A$200m Sydney site
Area 53’s Australian portfolio exceeds A$500m with latest acquisition
Brookfield’s infrastructure arm leads $835m financing for 5C
Digital infrastructure provider secures financing to expand North American portfolio
Texas Municipal commits $100m to US data centre via Black Chamber fund
Pension fund also commits $100m to Pearl Energy Investment IV
Aware Super buys APG out of European apartment-hotel chain The July
The July currently operates three assets in Amsterdam and recently opened its first UK location
Ardian and Rockfield buy 1,209 Dutch student bed portfolio from Nido
CPP investments-backed Nido to reinvest capital into German and Italian markets
Centurion Accommodation REIT reveals S$18bn seed portfolio ahead of IPO
Proposed SGX REIT seeded with 14 assets across the UK, Singapore and Australia
Brookfield’s infrastructure arm leads $835m financing for 5C
Digital infrastructure provider secures financing to expand North American portfolio
Texas Municipal commits $100m to US data centre via Black Chamber fund
Pension fund also commits $100m to Pearl Energy Investment IV
BlackRock and Wentworth’s Area 53 expands with third A$200m Sydney site
Area 53’s Australian portfolio exceeds A$500m with latest acquisition
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
Aware Super buys APG out of European apartment-hotel chain The July
The July currently operates three assets in Amsterdam and recently opened its first UK location
QC Spa of Wonders anchors BNP Paribas REIM hospitality fund
QC Spa of Wonders is also the exclusive operator of the Spa Property Fund’s assets
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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