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Last updated: May 22, 2026, 5:35 PM ET

Real Estate

Niche real estate draws record capital as Kayne Anderson closed its over-subscribed seventh flagship fund at $5.2 billion, targeting medical offices and senior and student housing. The move comes as larger institutional players like CPP reaped flat 3.7% returns for fiscal 2026 after reallocating significant capital toward data centers globally while trimming retail and office bets. Together, the two signal that investors are paying up for specialized assets even as broad real estate returns lag.

Private Markets Liquidity

GP-led secondaries have swelled to $220 billion as managers and LPs chase liquidity in a private markets cycle stuck with a "worse distribution profile" for three and a half years. The surge reflects mounting pressure to extract value from illiquid holdings amid tighter cash flow.