Sector Investment 24-Hour Briefing

Last updated: March 17, 2026, 9:30 PM ET

Real Estate Capital Raising & Deals

Activity in global real estate investment saw major capital movements, with CBRE IM securing $2.1 billion for its seventh Asia value-add fund, drawing commitments from 15 institutional partners including NZ Super and The State Pension Fund of Finland. Concurrently, Australian superannuation fund Rest Super committed $330 million as part of a $330M latest fundraising round for Nuveen’s US Cities Retail Fund, demonstrating continued appetite for core US assets among Pacific investors. Further consolidation occurred as UK brokerage Savills acquired Eastdil Secured for $1.1 billion, bolstering its US service capabilities, while Fortress is preparing to launch fundraising for a platform selling units in Delaware statutory trusts, targeting structures appealing to tax-deferred exchanges.

Sector Trends & Lending

Discussions at the recent MIPIM conference in Cannes centered on maintaining digital infrastructure security, particularly in light of recent attacks on Middle Eastern data centers, emphasizing the growing importance of data sovereignty for European deployments. On the financing side, lenders in Europe are urged to move beyond traditional rivalry and foster cooperation with alternative credit providers to effectively capitalize on the current reset lending environment, according to executives from Deutsche Pfandbriefbank.