Industrial
Analysis and in-depth reporting of current developments in industrial real estate, plus the all latest news
Nearshoring: Mexico takes a lead in logistics and manufacturing
Florence Chong speaks to Andrew McDonald-Hughes about the ascent of Mexico as a manufacturing and export hub
Onshoring: Geopolitics, deglobalisation and the implications for logistics
Geopolitical uncertainty and deglobalisation is prompting a reconfiguration of global supply chains – with implications for logistics real estate. Florence Chong reports
Analysis: What the Baltimore Bridge collapse means for real assets
Other US ports set to benefit, but local real estate and transport inflation unlikely to be affected
IPE Real Assets May/June 2023: Investors sit out the market
Are institutional real estate investors on the sidelines? The latest numbers from MSCI Real Assets would suggest so. US commercial real estate transactions in the third quarter of this year fell by 56% relative to Q1 2022. Sales of office properties were the weakest since 2010.
UK real estate to see ‘across the board’ repricing and forced sales
Rapidly rising interest rates could push lenders to become ‘less forgiving’, experts warn
ESR’s inaugural China REIT raises RMB2bn on Shanghai Exchange
ESR C-REIT IPO attracted 12 cornerstone investors, with ESR retaining a 41% stake
Clarion Partners Europe invests €80m in Dutch industrial assets
Deal brings committed investment in the Netherlands to over €340m since the start of 2024
Valor adds London site to UK portfolio
Enfield site adds £56m in gross development value to Valor’s London pipeline
TPG Real Estate takes half of M&G’s UK multi-let industrial portfolio
Pair to expand Active Growth Logistics Partnership’s £700m portfolio
AustralianSuper-Oxford Properties partnership makes first acquisition
M7 buys the £47m Broadheath Network Centre for the European Supply Chain Income Partnership
New York State CRF invests $113m in US industrial assets
Pension fund buys assets via separate accounts with JP Morgan and LaSalle
Special Reports
European logistics: E-commerce passes the baton to nearshoring
Valuations got ahead of themselves in the e-commerce feeding frenzy. But after a brief reset, ‘nearshoring’ could help logistics resume its recent growth story, writes Christopher Walker
Logistics: Global boom proves sustainable
The world is witnessing a synchronised shortage of modern logistics space – with prices of prime logistics assets spiralling upwards, and rents growing sharply in key markets across the globe. Open cheque books and boundless optimism are the order of the day. We report on the never-ending logistics boom and take a close look at the latest developments affecting the sector in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Future trends: Follow the consumer
Technology has boosted demand for logistics property and now it is transforming the sector in a variety of ways. The key to navigating the future is to follow the consumer, writes Christopher O’Dea
ESR’s inaugural China REIT raises RMB2bn on Shanghai Exchange
ESR C-REIT IPO attracted 12 cornerstone investors, with ESR retaining a 41% stake
Clarion Partners Europe invests €80m in Dutch industrial assets
Deal brings committed investment in the Netherlands to over €340m since the start of 2024
Valor adds London site to UK portfolio
Enfield site adds £56m in gross development value to Valor’s London pipeline
TPG Real Estate takes half of M&G’s UK multi-let industrial portfolio
Pair to expand Active Growth Logistics Partnership’s £700m portfolio
AustralianSuper-Oxford Properties partnership makes first acquisition
M7 buys the £47m Broadheath Network Centre for the European Supply Chain Income Partnership
New York State CRF invests $113m in US industrial assets
Pension fund buys assets via separate accounts with JP Morgan and LaSalle
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