Alternatives
In-depth analysis and the latest news on retail estate alternatives: data centres, healthcare, hotels, leisure, life sciences, self-storage and student housing
IPE RA Europe Briefing
Italian student housing heats up as Nido Living launches €1bn push
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
Goodman expands US presence with $200m San Jose infill site purchase
Plan is to transform the 45.8-acre property into data centres and industrial campus
Blackstone-backed AirTrunk partners PIF’s Humain on Saudi data centre projects
Partnership to develop an initial campus costing $3bn
Remedy, Kayne Anderson become largest US outpatient owner with $7.2bn deal
Welltower exits outpatient medical buildings sector
LGPS Central invests in UK care homes via Octopus Capital fund
Octopus Healthcare Fund secures £58m from LGPS asset pool
Texas Permanent commits to Harrison Street’s core US property fund
Pension fund also backs a real estate debt vehicle managed by Affinius Capital
Aviva and Amro Partners launch €500m German student housing platform
Joint venture aiming for 3,000 beds, kicks off with a €60m project
Goodman expands US presence with $200m San Jose infill site purchase
Plan is to transform the 45.8-acre property into data centres and industrial campus
Blackstone-backed AirTrunk partners PIF’s Humain on Saudi data centre projects
Partnership to develop an initial campus costing $3bn
Remedy, Kayne Anderson become largest US outpatient owner with $7.2bn deal
Welltower exits outpatient medical buildings sector
LGPS Central invests in UK care homes via Octopus Capital fund
Octopus Healthcare Fund secures £58m from LGPS asset pool
Maslow Capital backs Definition Capital with £122m UK development loan
Facility will support a South-East London mixed-use regeneration project
Cohort, King Street partner with Apollo for £348m London hotel loan
Trio refinance existing debt for the 271-key Park Tower Hotel
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
SROA Capital secures over $1bn for latest US self-storage strategy
Backers include the San Joaquin CERA and Ohio BWC
Texas Permanent commits to Harrison Street’s core US property fund
Pension fund also backs a real estate debt vehicle managed by Affinius Capital
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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