Analysis

Thought-provoking, critical analysis of the big issues and latest developments for real assets professionals from industry insiders and IPE’s reporters

Data centre

IPE RA Real Estate APAC Briefing: Will data centres emerge as next major real estate play?

2025-09-01T23:47:00+01:00By

This year, APAC data centres have attracted over US$5bn in capital from global investors

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IPE RA Asset Owners Briefing: Going long on social infrastructure

2025-08-27T23:01:00+01:00By

Infrastructure investors and fund managers often profess to represent ‘long-term’ capital

london skyline

Does a £4.7bn UK real estate fund merger reflect an existential crisis?

2025-08-26T08:55:00+01:00By

Why consolidation involving L&G and Federated Hermes is all about changes in the UK’s pension fund industry

Solar One Edison Plant in Barstow, South California

US energy sector shows staying power

May/June 2025 (Magazine)By

Amid the upheaval from new US policy, Christopher Walker finds investors hopeful that favourable secular trends will ultimately prevail in the energy sector

European retail

Shop until it drops: The return of retail property

July/August 2025 (Magazine)By

Retail real estate deals have made a significant contribution to volumes at the start of 2025, as investors are impressed by the sector’s attractive returns