Alternatives
In-depth analysis and the latest news on retail estate alternatives: data centres, healthcare, hotels, leisure, life sciences, self-storage and student housing
Reshoring is sparking fresh life into US life sciences real estate
Reshoring is creating new markets for US biomanufacturing. Virna Asara reports
Geopolitics and AI power new life science innovation hubs in Europe
The growing interplay between life sciences and technology is spawning new innovation districts amid a changing environment for the biopharma sector
Long overlooked, now catching the eye – Asia life science real estate
Asia-Pacific’s life sciences real estate market has historically been dominated by a few – mainly local – players, but that is starting to change
Paul Guest on uniting real estate with other alternatives at UBS UGA
The world’s largest real estate multi-manager, which was very active in 2025, is now part of a broader alternatives platform
KKR and Puma Property Finance join forces to expand UK living sector lending
Joint venture will target loans of £20m to £75m to fund best-in-class projects in the residential, BTR and PBSA sectors
Northern Horizon buys Swedish care home portfolio from Urban Partners
Aged Care Social Infrastructure Fund buys six care and nursing homes
Azora sells Mediterranean hotel portfolio to Empresas Matutes
Spanish real assets manager sells its 75% stake in joint venture
A&O buys Berlin office asset for conversion into Europe’s largest hostel
A&O to spend €40m transforming the 31,000sqm buidling into a 2,500 bed hostel
KKR and Puma Property Finance join forces to expand UK living sector lending
Joint venture will target loans of £20m to £75m to fund best-in-class projects in the residential, BTR and PBSA sectors
Azora buys Barcelona student residence from LaSalle-Urbania partnership
Investment firm expands portfolio in a market characterised by strong demand and limited supply
Stockland and EdgeConneX form Australian data centre partnership
Deal marks EdgeConneX’s entry into the Australian market
CPP Investments, Equinix acquire atNorth for $4bn from Partners Group
Deal gives CPP Investments a 60% controlling stake
Northern Horizon buys Swedish care home portfolio from Urban Partners
Aged Care Social Infrastructure Fund buys six care and nursing homes
Focus Healthcare secures $80m for US senior housing fund
Ohio BWC and COPERS back Focus Senior Housing Fund III
Azora sells Mediterranean hotel portfolio to Empresas Matutes
Spanish real assets manager sells its 75% stake in joint venture
A&O buys Berlin office asset for conversion into Europe’s largest hostel
A&O to spend €40m transforming the 31,000sqm buidling into a 2,500 bed hostel
Reshoring is sparking fresh life into US life sciences real estate
Reshoring is creating new markets for US biomanufacturing. Virna Asara reports
Geopolitics and AI power new life science innovation hubs in Europe
The growing interplay between life sciences and technology is spawning new innovation districts amid a changing environment for the biopharma sector
QuadReal finances UK self-storage and logistics projects in £86m deal
Plans to commit over £2.5bn over the next three to five years across Europe
Clarion targeting $1bn in seed capital for newly launched alternative property fund
San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System has approved a $35m commitment into the US-focused commingled fund
RoundShield exits German and Swiss campsites investment
Sale of Lodgyslife delivered a 32.5% gross internal rate of return
Greenridge buys One Tower Bridge retail and leisure property asset in London
Redevco sells asset in London’s Southbank for unspecified sum
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