All articles by Christopher Walker
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Special ReportsDigitalBridge’s Maltais-Boisvert: “It’s not about capacity, but execution”
Managing director at digital infrastructure specialist tells Christopher Walker what it takes for investor-operators to get an edge in the AI goldrush
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Special ReportsSky’s the limit for trillion-dollar AI infrastructure buildout?
Institutional investors find themselves in a dizzying race to finance a huge development of hyperscale data centres and AI infrastructure. Christopher Walker and Richard Lowe report
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Special ReportsPower and cooling: the dual challenge for data centre expansion
There is huge demand for data centres, but could the challenges of power and cooling constrain growth? Christopher Walker explores
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Special ReportsPeople power: Growing public opposition to data centres
Policy actions and public opposition threaten to pose significant curbs on data centre growth. Christopher Walker reports
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AnalysisThe shrinking of the UK’s balanced real estate fund sector
An industry long reliant on DB and LGPS capital is consolidating and needs to adapt
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AnalysisIPE RA Real Estate Americas Briefing
Is self-storage at an inflection point? Heitman weighs in
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InterviewsJim Corl: Investors need to watch the 'real estate cycle clock'
Cohen & Steers’ Jim Corl tells Christopher Walker why investors entering the market now can look forward to a good run
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AnalysisPublic-private partnerships: From finance to delivery
PPPs are increasingly used not just to fund infrastructure projects but also to improve planning, operations and maintenance over the full lifecycle of an asset. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsEuropean water infrastructure – is the tide turning?
Europe’s water sector is entering a critical investment phase, shaped by mounting climate pressures, infrastructure deficits and policy momentum. By Christopher Walker
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Special ReportsMeridiam: French specialist eyes huge PPP pipeline
Meridiam urges investors to look beyond AI and data centres
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Special ReportsPantheon: Secondaries specialist gears up for growing opportunities
Pantheon is leading a charge in the secondary market, but is also wary of risks around the AI boom
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AnalysisIPE RA Real Estate Americas Briefing
Could a rent freeze ‘basically turn New York City into Mumbai’?
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AnalysisIPE RA Real Estate Americas Briefing: Inside the construction cost squeeze
US construction costs surge 40% as Iran conflict compounds tariffs
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AnalysisSaurabh Mishra: 'A $1trn asset class still running on a 20th-century decision stack'
Saurabh Mishra tells Christopher Walker how infrastructure investors can harness AI for success in an industry undergoing huge change
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Special ReportsFortress targets retail investors through 1031 exchange platform
Christopher Walker speaks to Eli Edwards about the move
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InterviewsSikander Rashid on Brookfield’s vision to build the ‘backbone of AI’
Brookfield is seeking to invest $100bn in what it terms AI infrastructure. Christopher Walker speaks to Sikander Rashid about leading such an ambitious programme
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AnalysisBeyond theory: Applying AI to infrastructure investment
AI is moving from theoretical application to real-world implementation in the infrastructure sector. Christopher Walker examines the challenges and opportunities arising from the shift
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Special ReportsNo more silos: total portfolio approach and real assets
What is the total portfolio approach, and what might its growing adoption mean for real assets? Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsFuture of capital: The great private markets pivot to wealth and retail
Real assets investment managers have been scrambling to capture private wealth. But where, asks Christopher Walker, has that left institutional investors?
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AnalysisIPE RA Real Estate Americas Briefing: Is AI saving the US office market?
AI firms drive San Francisco office leasing amid selective demand
