Razak Musah Baba
IPE Real Assets News Editor
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NewsWealthcap managing director Volz joins Commerz Real as CEO
€34bn manager hires Volz to succeed Muschter who left earlier this month to join The Student Hotel as CFO
- Magazine
Student housing: Staying the course
Universities are struggling to cope with COVID-19. But that does not mean institutional investors will move out of student housing. Razak Musah Baba reports
- Magazine
Interview: Romain Py, African Infrastructure Investment Managers
AIIM has been investing for 20 years, but COVID-19 has increased the urgency for Africa to fill its funding gap, Romain Py tells Razak Musah Ba
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Nordic investors back CIP as it seeks to create world’s largest renewables fund
CI IV raises €1.5bn at first close; PensionDanmark adds €500m, AP Pension adds €500m
- Magazine
Value-Add Real Estate: A European market transformed
European value-add real estate had been top of the list for investors, but the region’s economic outlook has been transformed. Razak Musah Baba checks in with fund managers
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Airports likely to be hardest hit infrastructure sector amid COVID-19
Infra sectors most exposed to an economic shock are GDP-correlated assets such as airports, ports and toll roads
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Investors positive on China’s long-term growth despite COVID-19 outbreak
Respondents from foreign institutions plan to invest in Shanghai in the next 12 months
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Shopping centre owner Intu warns of bankruptcy as loss widens [updated]
CEO says company has options to provide liquidity and will seek to negotiate covenant waivers
- Magazine
Proptech: Future funders
Investors and fund managers are investing directly in proptech firms. Are they doing it for the long-term interests of the industry? Razak Musah Baba reports
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CPP Investments and Goodman add $2.5bn to US logistics partnership
Goodman will allocate $1.4bn and CPP Investments is putting $1.1bn in GNAP
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Johnson leads UBS US real estate, Chu heads transactions [updated]
Lynch and Connelly will be leaving the firm to pursue other opportunities
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Omnes fourth renewable energy fund raises €380m at initial close
The Capenergie 4 fund has invested €30m for a minority stake in Danish solar firm Better Energy
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Hermes takes over property developer MEPC from BT pension scheme
In April 2018, Federated Investors acquired a majority interest in Hermes from BTPS
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Blackstone and MGP team up to buy $4.6bn Las Vegas leisure properties
MGP will own 50.1% of the joint venture, and BREIT will own 49.9%
- Magazine
Carbon emissions: Big steps to smaller footprints in real estate
A number of real estate fund managers are stepping up efforts to reduce carbon emissions in their portfolios. Razak Musah Baba reports
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Real estate outlook 2020: The year UK real estate rebounds?
After December’s general election, Brexit looks set to happen at the end of January
- News
ADIA's Kennedy joins JPMAM to head Europe real estate strategy
He joins from ADIA after 11 years; He was at Invesco Real Estate between 2001 and 2008
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Former OTTP infra head Claerhout joins Searchlight Capital
Searchlight plans to start evaluating investment opportunities immediately
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AXA IM - Real Assets to buy French student housing operator Kley
Kley’s portfolio comprises 2,500 beds across seven operational residences
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IPE RA & Infra Conference: Fibre becoming core part of infrastructure [corrected]
Similar asset classes like data centres and cell towers have become infrastructure assets
