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
Savills IM and EDF Invest target over €600m in European living assets
EDF Invest buys 50% of holding company of Savills IM’s European Living Fund
Eaton acquires Boyd Thermal from Goldman Sachs for $9.5bn
Deal bolsters Eaton’s data centre and aerospace solutions
TwentyTwo and Azora buy Emeis French senior living assets in €200m deal
Deal marks Azora’s debut in France, lifts senior living AUM to €800m
Wee Hur enters hospitality sector with S$160m Singapore hotel acquisition
Aravest fund and Wee Hur buy former Hotel Miramar at Robertson Quay
Savills IM and EDF Invest target over €600m in European living assets
EDF Invest buys 50% of holding company of Savills IM’s European Living Fund
Texas Permanent commits to Harrison Street’s core US property fund
Pension fund also backs a real estate debt vehicle managed by Affinius Capital
Eaton acquires Boyd Thermal from Goldman Sachs for $9.5bn
Deal bolsters Eaton’s data centre and aerospace solutions
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
Weekly Data Sheet - 31 October 2025
Barchester £5.2bn portfolio sale propels UK healthcare investment to record high
Remedy, Kayne Anderson become largest US outpatient owner with $7.2bn deal
Welltower exits outpatient medical buildings sector
Wee Hur enters hospitality sector with S$160m Singapore hotel acquisition
Aravest fund and Wee Hur buy former Hotel Miramar at Robertson Quay
Maslow Capital backs Definition Capital with £122m UK development loan
Facility will support a South-East London mixed-use regeneration project
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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