IPE Real Assets Special Reports – Page 4
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Special ReportsAchal Bhuwania, Equitix: At the frontline of the infra boom
Chief investment officer Achal Bhuwania discusses Equitix’s rapid expansion amid global shifts in the allocation of infrastructure capital. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsTorbjorn Caeser, Actis: Why not invest in ‘most of the world’?
Investors could be missing out on the biggest opportunities by avoiding the ‘risk’ of emerging markets. Richard Lowe speaks to Torbjorn Caesar
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Special ReportsFrenzied M&A activity reflects major trends in infrastructure
Christopher Walker explores the factors driving continued M&A activity among infrastructure managers – and finds a range of motivations
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Special ReportsApollo on financing the ‘global industrial renaissance’
Harry Seekings and Olivia Wassenaar explain Apollo Asset Management’s ‘picks and shovels’ strategy to Christopher Walker
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Special ReportsJon Kelly, Blackstone: A return to ‘old-school infrastructure investing’
Blackstone is keen on European infrastructure right now. Richard Lowe speaks to Jon Kelly about the €55bn infrastructure arm’s intentions for the region
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Special ReportsCity in focus: Tokyo, gateway to life 100 years into the future
Projects such as Tokyo’s Takanawa Gateway complex are testing grounds for Japan’s future cities. Isobel Lee investigates
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Special ReportsTop 150 Real Estate Investors 2025: Full ranking
The IPE Real Assets top 150 ranking of some of the world’s largest real estate investors, has captured US$2.04trn (2024: $2.10trn) in property assets held by pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurers and other institutional capital owners.
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Special ReportsTop 150 Real Estate Investors 2025: Survey
Uncertainty – not least from global tariffs – is holding back a full-blown return to the market. Richard Lowe reports
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Special ReportsCity in focus: Shenzhen, Smart City 2024
How did a once small fishing village end up being named Smart City 2024 at the Smart City Expo World Congress? Isobel Lee investigates
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Special ReportsReal estate industry must adopt AI to be competitive
Institutional investors tend to be risk averse, but as Pirkko Juntunen finds, pension funds and asset managers must embrace AI to avoid increasing costs and decreasing returns
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Special ReportsAI muscles in on physical climate risk
Insurers are already using AI to understand the physical risks of climate change on property. Now investors stand to gain. Pirkko Juntunen reports
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Special ReportsInfrastructure’s AI imperative
Adoption has been slow, but AI has the potential to revolutionise the way infrastructure is designed, constructed and maintained. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsTech and the city: AI and growing urban competition for talent
How are cities harnessing AI to win the race for tech-forward businesses and talent? Isobel Lee investigates
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Special ReportsIlmarinen looks to real estate debt amid market volatility
Finnish pension insurer Ilmarinen has increased its exposure to real estate debt to tide it over uncertain times, Mikko Antila, head of international real estate, tells Pirkko Juntunen
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Special ReportsAPG’s real estate arm seeks stability in a shifting global landscape
The Netherlands’ largest pension fund is looking to invest more in real estate this year, despite geopolitical uncertainty. Richard Lowe speaks to Rutger van der Lubbe
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Special ReportsCity in focus: Austin, the Texan tech rival
Austin offers the advantages of tech epicentre Silicon Hills with a low tax environment and high quality of life. Isobel Lee explores
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Special ReportsBoston Consulting backs growth outlook for data centres
The latest infrastructure report from Boston Consulting shows how a ‘perfect storm’ is brewing in data-centre investment. Christopher Walker speaks to author Alex Wright
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Special ReportsPower to the processors: data centre boom continues post-DeepSeek
Investors are moving beyond the ‘DeepSeek moment’ to grappling with the energy challenges of the data centre boom. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsBorder to Coast Pensions: Gaining scale for real estate at the right time?
The asset manager of 11 UK local authority pension funds is preparing to expand just in time for a market recovery. Richard Lowe speaks to Alistair Smith
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Special ReportsData centres: Build it and (regulators) will come
Data centres’ high energy consumption is attracting the attention of regulators in Europe and the US, but with radically different outcomes. Christopher Walker reports
