Sector Investment 24-Hour Briefing

Last updated: March 18, 2026, 1:30 PM ET

Real Estate Capital Raising & Strategy

Infrastructure fund manager Infra Via successfully secured €8 billion in hard-cap commitments for its sixth European vehicle, a fundraising success attributed to strong support from non-European limited partners, signaling sustained international appetite for continental infrastructure assets. Separately, CBRE Investment Management closed its seventh Asia value-add fund after raising $2.1 billion, drawing commitments from 15 global LPs including The State Pension Fund of Finland and NZ Super. Meanwhile, Malaysian public pension fund KWAP articulated a strategy focused on disciplined diversification over the next three years, maintaining a strong conviction in the living sector across Australia, Japan, and the UK.

Brokerage Consolidation & Niche Offerings

The structural shifts in the property advisory space continued as Savills executed a $1.1 billion acquisition of Eastdil Secured, bolstering its US service capabilities significantly. In parallel, Fortress Investment Group is preparing to launch a new platform dedicated to selling units in Delaware statutory trusts, a move designed to capture more transactional volume in that specific tax-advantaged investment niche, while Australian pension fund Rest Super is actively increasing its exposure to US retail assets.