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
Goodman Group raises over A$2bn for new Hong Kong data centre vehicle
Investors include PGGM, APG, CPP Investments and CBRE IM Indirect
Brookfield-owned Spanish hotel owner sells Mare Nostrum Resort for €430m
Selenta Group sells Mare Nostrum Resort to the Spring Hotels chain
UK student housing group Fusion secures £500m Maslow Capital loan
Facility will finance five UK projects
GIC-backed NTT DC REIT set for SGX listing after $864m book build
Other investors include AM Squared, Hazelview Securities, Pinpoint AM and Viridian
UK student housing group Fusion secures £500m Maslow Capital loan
Facility will finance five UK projects
International Campus expands Dutch student housing portfolio
Groep Caenen Capital Fund, White House Development and ROM sell Project Fascinatio
Goodman Group raises over A$2bn for new Hong Kong data centre vehicle
Investors include PGGM, APG, CPP Investments and CBRE IM Indirect
GIC-backed NTT DC REIT set for SGX listing after $864m book build
Other investors include AM Squared, Hazelview Securities, Pinpoint AM and Viridian
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
RLAM brings healthcare property manager in-house to drive £1bn investment
The team of Shoreline Partners has been absorbed into the firm
Brookfield-owned Spanish hotel owner sells Mare Nostrum Resort for €430m
Selenta Group sells Mare Nostrum Resort to the Spring Hotels chain
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
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
Harrison Street enters European self-storage via £150m UK joint venture
Joint venture with Pacific Investments seeded with 138,000sqft portfolio
Hesta to invest in European real estate via Heitman
Australian super fund to target assets such as self-storage, student housing, residential and healthcare
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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