Investors

The rise of infrastructure and inclusion of listed equities and private credit have revolutionised the concept of real assets. Investors must now take a more holistic approach to portfolios, says CBRE Investment Management’s head of client solutions Bernie McNamara.

The London-based manager has held a first close of £205m, raised predominantly from UK pension funds.

John Grayken has run one of the most successful private equity real estate businesses in the world for almost three decades, staying true to strict but simple investing principles. He tells affiliate title PERE what they are.

The head of the Paris-headquartered private equity firm’s new property lending business says there is a clear need across Europe for such debt providers.

Although the pandemic made capital raising more complicated, the manager brought new investors into its latest debt vehicle and is now preparing a successor fund launch.

Following Starz Real Estate’s sourcing of Middle Eastern funding for its credit platform, the firm’s chief executive says the European lending market is increasingly attracting the interest of global investors.

Affiliate title PERE's Investor Perspectives 2022 Study tracks investor sentiment toward private real estate heading into the new year.

The Los Angeles-based manager is angling itself for another round of volatility, says Justin Guichard, co-portfolio manager of the platform.

The US-based firm sees significant mispricings that present opportunities to take short positions.