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Last updated: May 12, 2026, 11:30 AM ET

Real Estate Investment Strategy Shifts

AEW Europe is preparing to broaden its investment mandate beyond traditional core and core-plus strategies across the continent, signaled by CEO Vanessa Roux-Collet following her recent promotion. This pivot coincides with Newcore Capital Partners securing an initial £100m in equity commitments for the first close of its sixth social infrastructure fund focused on the UK market. Meanwhile, in the Asia-Pacific hospitality sector, Pro-invest made a strategic move by acquiring the A$100m Coogee Sands Hotel & Apartments near Sydney, initiating a plan to reposition such assets toward other forms of temporary accommodation.

Digital Infrastructure Fundraising

The massive appetite for digital assets continues as Digital Realty, the world’s largest data center REIT by footprint, launches a major private fundraising effort targeting several new fund series. Specifically, the firm will debut a US open-end fund, for which it is aiming for a cornerstone raise that could reach up to $3bn, reflecting institutional capital's sustained interest in mission-critical infrastructure.