Alternatives
In-depth analysis and the latest news on retail estate alternatives: data centres, healthcare, hotels, leisure, life sciences, self-storage and student housing
MIPIM 2025: How everything is connected to data centres
Talk in Cannes was about digital infrastructure, operational risk, AI and office retrofits
Global student housing: more students, fewer beds
A glaring mismatch between enrolments and available accommodation is driving demand for PBSA globally. Florence Chong reports
Greystar prepares for the next phase of global student housing expansion
With its global infrastructure now in place, the US firm is ready for the next phase of expansion. Florence Chong speaks to CIO Wes Fuller and Asia-Pacific director Adam Pillay
The Dot Group: joining the dots as 1m students beckon
From early mover to a multi-part business spanning the globe, The Dot Group is seeking further growth and has the capital to achieve it
Brookfield buys Generator Hostels European business for €776m
Queensgate Investments sells platform owned since 2017
CapMan Special Situations invests in Finland residential care
CapMan Special Situations I invests in Nonna Group Oy and Aurahovi Oy
Frasers Property offers S$1.4bn to privatise Frasers Hospitality REIT
FHT has a S$1.27bn market capitalisation and S$2bn portfolio
Partners Group to buy data centre platform Digital Halo
Partners Group plans $400m investment as Manulife exits and Arch retains minority stake
London student accommodation firm Urbanest secures £151m Nuveen loan
Green loan refinances 853-bed Battersea asset
CBRE IM backs Scape Australia’s core student accommodation fund
Scape Core PBSA fund’s investors include CDPQ, APG, Bouwinvest, NPS and UBS AM
Partners Group to buy data centre platform Digital Halo
Partners Group plans $400m investment as Manulife exits and Arch retains minority stake
Dyno Nobel sells Australian industrial site for A$194m
Goodman Group subsidiary believed to be buyer of Brisbane site
Aedifica seeks to create €12bn healthcare REIT with Cofinimmo
European REIT proposes voluntary conditional exchange offer with fellow Brussels-listed firm
Primary Health Properties ups Assura bid to £1.5bn
Offer still below KKR and Stonepeak’s £1.6bn bid for the UK healthcare property specialist
Brookfield buys Generator Hostels European business for €776m
Queensgate Investments sells platform owned since 2017
Frasers Property offers S$1.4bn to privatise Frasers Hospitality REIT
FHT has a S$1.27bn market capitalisation and S$2bn portfolio
Life science real estate evolves from labs to urban innovation clusters
European life science real estate is evolving from the provision of high-spec lab facilities to the creation of urban innovation clusters. Virna Asara reports
What rising vacancies mean for US life science real estate market
Rising vacancy rates across the main US life science hubs do not tell the full story of an increasingly polarised market. Virna Asara reports
Abacus Storage rejects Public Storage and Ki Corporation’s A$2bn bid
Australia and New Zealand self-storage operator cites undervaluation for rejecting takeover bid
Nrep invests in Swedish care home developer Sehlhall Fastigheter
Nrep’s unspecified investment will make it the majority owner of Sehlhall’s platform over time
Blackstone-owned Crown Resorts sells Aspinall Club casino in London
Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts purchased the asset for an undisclosed price
Stoneweg and Teras pick Birmingham for UK’s largest wave park project
Stoneweg InfraSport buys Emerge Surf site from IM Properties for £50m project
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