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 Real Estate Americas Briefing
Is self-storage at an inflection point? Heitman weighs in
Why is Prologis offering £14bn for Segro? (Hint: it’s not for the warehouses)
Uncovering the hidden infrastructure asset driving Prologis’s takeover of UK REIT Segro
Monthly market insights: Where next for real estate?
Real estate AUM returns to growth, but the future of the asset class is far from clear
What is the role of real estate in a multi-asset landscape?
The onus is on real estate to reassert itself as a key component in the increasingly competitive alternatives mix
Ohio Police & Fire makes first real estate investment of 2026 via healthcare fund
Pension fund remains substantially below allocation target as commits $75m
JP Morgan AM and i Live swoop on potential Berlin student residence site
The plot at Lützowstrasse 74, in the west of the German capital, was acquired via the firms’ joint venture
Greystar buys 265-bed Cork property in boost to Irish student accommodation portfolio
The purchase brings the firm’s Irish purpose-built student residents holdings to more than 2,000 beds
Commerz Real buys student complex in Dublin for institutional real estate fund
Stoneybatter Place acquired for Smart Living Europe Fund
JP Morgan AM and i Live swoop on potential Berlin student residence site
The plot at Lützowstrasse 74, in the west of the German capital, was acquired via the firms’ joint venture
Greystar buys 265-bed Cork property in boost to Irish student accommodation portfolio
The purchase brings the firm’s Irish purpose-built student residents holdings to more than 2,000 beds
CVC DIF acquires majority stake in German colocation operator Firstcolo
Cube Infrastructure Managers exits Frankfurt data centre operator
Singapore’s Digital Core REIT sells three North American assets for $316m
The proceeds will be redeployed to acquire partial interests in two data centres in Asia
Ohio Police & Fire makes first real estate investment of 2026 via healthcare fund
Pension fund remains substantially below allocation target as commits $75m
Nuveen and Catalyst launch $400m US healthcare real estate venture
Joint venture to support $1.3bn of property developments over the next three years
European property weekly Data Sheet – 28 August 2026
String of hotels come up for sale in Ireland
Braemar Hotels sells Key West Pier House Resort to Sixth Street for $190m
Global investment firm and Riller Capital buy 142-room resort and spa in Florida
Charter Hall acquires Brisbane life sciences hub for A$445m
Asset acquired on behalf of a newly established institutional partnership and funds
BGO acquires fully leased 41,810sqft Florida medical office property
Deal reflects strategy of targeting healthcare assets in markets with strong demographics
IPE RA Real Estate Americas Briefing
Is self-storage at an inflection point? Heitman weighs in
SmartStop-sponsored self-storage trusts merge in $1.2bn deal
Scale and operational efficiencies drive merger of Strategic Storage VI and Strategic Storage Growth III
RoundShield exits German and Swiss campsites investment
Sale of Lodgyslife delivered a 32.5% gross internal rate of return
Greenridge buys One Tower Bridge retail and leisure property asset in London
Redevco sells asset in London’s Southbank for unspecified sum
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