Latest on technology
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Analysis
MIPIM 2024: Infrastructure gate-crashes real estate party
Major institutional investors converge on Cannes to discuss challenges facing asset class
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News
Octopus Energy backs London-based tech firm Deep Green with £200m
Data centre firm Deep Green recaptures the heat its assets generate and repurposes it into free hot water for organisations
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News
Proptech HqO acquires Symbiosy in smart workspace push
Symbiosy’s digital tools for buildings align with HqO’s mission to make workplaces smarter and more connected
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News
Yieldstreet snaps up proptech firm Cadre
Yieldstreet progresses with expansion of complementary distribution channels and markets beyond the US
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News
Macquarie Technology Group raises A$160m via share placing
Listed firm gets institutional capital to invest in the next growth phase of its data centre business
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News
BlackRock’s climate finance partnership and CleanTech to invest in solar assets
CFP supports CleanTech’s target to develop 1GW solar capacity in the Philippines by 2026
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Special Reports
Virtual realty: Tokenisation, blockchain, metaverse and digital twins
The traditional world of real estate is coming head to head with the ultra-modern concepts of Web3. Christopher Walker reports
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Special Reports
The long and short of proptech
The burgeoning proptech industry can be dizzyingly diverse, but it is also creating solutions for the real world. Lauren Mills reports
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Special Reports
Smart buildings get brainier
Originally tied to simply controlling costs, the ‘smart building’ is becoming an essential concept in real estate. Christopher Walker reports
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Special Reports
Life-science real estate: Lab space goes vertical
What does Canary Wharf’s proposed life-sciences tower say about the booming property subsector? Christopher Walker investigates
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Special Reports
Data centres: The rise of Asia-Pacific platforms
The launch of several pan-regional platforms reflects a particularly strong growth outlook for Asia’s data-centre industry. Florence Chong reports on the race for cloud space
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Special Reports
Data centres: Blackstone looks to India for growth
Having invested in data centres in the US and Europe, Blackstone has eyes on Asia-Pacific – starting with India. Florence Chong speaks to Anil Reddy
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Special Reports
Carbon capture and storage: institutional investment opportunity?
What is carbon capture and storage and what role can investors play in supporting it to tackle climate change? Lauren Mills explores
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Special Reports
Impact intelligence: How to move a city
A tech start-up is helping cities plan and finance their net-zero transitions. Christopher Walker speaks to Tomer Shalit
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Magazine
Agri-tech: Funding the future of food
Could venture capital revolutionise farming and unlock cheaper food for the world? Florence Chong reports
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News
Fifth Wall closes largest-ever proptech fund at $866m
Real Estate Technology Fund III attracts new and existing investors from across the globe
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News
Commerz Real to invest in proptech start-ups via Proptech 1 Ventures
Asset manager makes €5m commitment to PT 1 Early-Stage Fund II
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Opinion Pieces
Guest view: The technology changing real estate’s carbon future
The real estate sector is unsustainable due to the large carbon footprint of concrete
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News
Australia’s first agri-tech fund seeks to raise A$100m
Fidante’s parent Challenger cornerstones Cultiv8 Agriculture and Food Technology Fund
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News
Brookfield’s energy transition fund invests initial $500m with LanzaTech
Brookfield could commit additional $500m at agreed milestones