Private equity firms are on a roll in Europe and have the wind at their backs, but face the challenge of deploying huge amounts of cash at a time when values are high, writes deputy editor-in-chief Robin Marriott.
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Alternative lenders in UK real estate are really making their presence felt now. Insurance companies and non-bank lenders provided almost one quarter of new lending in 2017, according to The Cass Business School’s recent UK Commercial Real Estate Lending report.
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Food & beverage (F&B) has become the buzzword in the retail and shopping centre sector in recent years, but the market environment is changing rapidly and the challenges are mounting, writes Meyer Bergman's Herman Kok.
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PropertyEU deputy editor-in-chief Robin Marriott looks at the likely impact of the Aon Townsend takeover on European real estate investment managers.
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Can Principal Financial's acquisition of Internos Global Investors be likened to that of Liongate four years ago? CapitalWatch editor Robin Marriott looks at timing and culture issues, and, more importantly, what each party stands to get out of the deal.
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US private equity giant Blackstone is gearing up to become not just an alternatives investment manager but one that is heading in the direction of being a large-scale money manager, writes Robin Marriott, editor of PropertyEU CapitalWatch.
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Following Angela Merkel's election win in Germany, and as 30,000-plus delegates head to Munich for Expo Real, the outlook for European property markets could not be brighter, writes Andrew Sim, Knight Frank’s new head of global capital markets.
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Spain's property investment market has rebounded along with the country's roaring economy but investors and developers would do well to display a degree of caution and level-headedness, writes Nick Spiro.
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Following Joseph Azelby’s move earlier this year to Apollo Global Management, all eyes are on what the real assets 'guru' is planning in this area at the US private equity giant. Robin Marriott, editor of PropertyEU CapitalWatch, takes stock.
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Of all European cities, Berlin stands out as the one where the office landscape has changed most significantly in recent years, writes Tony Smedley, head of Schroder European REIT.
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Central London's Grade A office market has seen a 4% increase in take-up volume compared to the five-year quarterly average before the pandemic, according to new data from Cushman & Wakefield.
