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Last updated: July 11, 2026, 8:30 AM ET

Real Estate Sector Sees Leadership Shifts Amidst Global Expansion

Real estate fundraising in the first half of 2026, though a significant majority of funds that closed met or exceeded their targets. Henderson Park has hired Tyler Rothenberg, a veteran from Cerberus, to bolster its US team, which has nearly doubled in size since 2024. In a separate development, Hong Kong’s Link appointed European property expert George Hong as its incoming CEO, a move that surprised some given his background but is seen as strategically sound for Asia’s largest listed REIT. Link’s new chief will not lead the firm’s private funds platform despite his experience in that area. Meanwhile, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, Norges Bank Investment Management, is outsourcing the management of its London and Paris office holdings to sector specialists, aiming to improve returns. Australia’s Rest superfund is exploring US property investments as part of an expansion into private markets, with its head of private markets, Marina Pasika, stating the fund avoids rigid asset class segmentation.

Infrastructure and Healthcare Attract Continued Investment

Infrastructure remains a focus for Australian superfund Rest, with its head of private markets, Marina Pasika, noting its alignment with the fund’s long-term objectives and its young member base’s benefit from extended time horizons according to Infrastructure Investor. Mid-market infrastructure assets are demonstrating outperformance compared to large-cap counterparts, though the dispersion in performance among large-cap managers is narrower the report found. Within the infrastructure sector, data centers face evolving contractual structures but maintain positive creditworthiness due to sustained demand S&P warned. In healthcare, compliance is increasingly viewed as a critical component of deal value, with experts like Wiks Moffat, founder of Calyx Compliance, emphasizing its importance. Cleargate Capital Partners has made an investment in Fellow Health Partners, according to recent deal tracking. M&G, the UK insurer, continues to show interest in US infrastructure assets and is actively seeking opportunities in the secondary market, maintaining a strategy of diversification within its £4bn infrastructure portfolio the insurer stated.