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Last updated: July 10, 2026, 5:30 AM ET

Real Estate Bets Shift Amid Manager Hires and Portfolio Adjustments

Henderson Park is expanding its US presence by hiring Tyler Rothenberg, a managing director from Cerberus. This move follows a near doubling of the firm's US team headcount since the start of 2024. Meanwhile, Norway's NBIM is outsourcing management of its London and Paris office holdings to Stanhope, seeking to enhance returns through sector specialists. Hong Kong’s Link REIT as its new CEO. While Slater has experience building private funds platforms, he will not lead such efforts at Link REIT. The choice of a European property veteran to lead Asia's largest listed REIT is seen as logical for several reasons.

Australia's Rest superfund is looking at US property as part of its private markets expansion. The fund, which avoids rigidly categorizing its portfolio by asset class, is applying its thematic investment view to unlisted real estate. In parallel, Rest's head of private markets, Marina Pasika, stated the fund into infrastructure, citing its alignment with the long-term investment goals of its young member base. Ohio Teachers, a pension fund with $8bn in real estate holdings by selling office properties and reducing REIT exposure, favoring industrial and retail sectors instead. NBIM is also increasing its US retail exposure with a $500m commitment to a venture with Asana Partners, building on a previous investment in ECHO Realty. Japan's GPIF, a major public pension fund, ending a dual-leadership structure.

Infrastructure and Data Centers Face Evolving Dynamics

Mid-market infrastructure assets are outperforming large-cap ones, though the performance dispersion among large-cap managers is narrower. Data centers, despite facing rapidly evolving contractual structures according to S&P due to sustained demand. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank in Morrison, investing an initial $500m across two of Morrison's funds as part of a broader partnership that includes a $1.5bn capital-raising agreement. Quinbrook achieved £587m for its second UK renewables fund, with 74% of investors from its predecessor strategy re-upping. HMC Capital called Illuma Energy, following a pivot on its initial A$2bn fundraising plans.

Healthcare Deal Sees Private Equity Investment

Cleargate Capital Partners has invested in Fellow Health Partners, marking a move within the healthcare sector.