Marc Wolf, Financial Services Industry Practice Leader for the South and West Region at accounting, tax, and advisory CohnReznick, has been appointed as the Chair of California Alternative Investments
Association (CalALTs).

LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) announces, on behalf of its LPI (Limited Price Inflation) Income Property Fund, has agreed to fund the development of a new high-quality student accommodation block which is pre-let to the University for the Creative Arts (UCA).

Twenty-four show homes at sites across the country have been acquired by Midlands-based property specialist Barberry Group in a GBP7 million investment.

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has been selected to provide depositary services to Stafford Capital Partners, an international real assets and private markets investment and advisory group.

KKR has acquired Riata Corporate Park in Austin, Texas, in a deal valued at approximately USD258 million.

Orchard Street Investment Management (Orchard Street) has completed two new lettings totalling 63,000 sq ft at Gildersome Spur industrial estate in Leeds, taking the prime warehouse facility to full occupancy.  

Property development and asset management company YardNine has pre-let 70,000 sq ft at its EightyFen development, named after its location at 80 Fenchurch Street in the City of London, to meeting, event, and flexible workplace provider, Convene. 

Peritus Corporate Finance has reported its strongest ever finish to a year in December 2019 with facilities of GBP100 million completed. 

M7 Real Estate (M7) has fully invested its fifth value add European investment fund, M7 European Real Estate Investment Partners V (M7 EREIP V) having raised a total of EUR83.2 million of equity following a final close in June 2019.  

Open-ended retail real estate funds have reported record inflows this year, helped by the further widening in the spread between government bond yields and returns from the property market, according to data from Scope Analysis.