IPE Real Assets Special Reports
Browse the latest rankings of investors and managers for the real estate and infrastructure sectors, plus all IPE Real Assets’ special reports on essential industry topics
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Special ReportsJon Kelly, Blackstone: A return to ‘old-school infrastructure investing’
Blackstone is keen on European infrastructure right now. Richard Lowe speaks to Jon Kelly about the €55bn infrastructure arm’s intentions for the region
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Special ReportsApollo on financing the ‘global industrial renaissance’
Harry Seekings and Olivia Wassenaar explain Apollo Asset Management’s ‘picks and shovels’ strategy to Christopher Walker
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Special ReportsFrenzied M&A activity reflects major trends in infrastructure
Christopher Walker explores the factors driving continued M&A activity among infrastructure managers – and finds a range of motivations
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Special ReportsTorbjorn Caeser, Actis: Why not invest in ‘most of the world’?
Investors could be missing out on the biggest opportunities by avoiding the ‘risk’ of emerging markets. Richard Lowe speaks to Torbjorn Caesar
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Special ReportsAchal Bhuwania, Equitix: At the frontline of the infra boom
Chief investment officer Achal Bhuwania discusses Equitix’s rapid expansion amid global shifts in the allocation of infrastructure capital. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsTop 100 Infrastructure Investment Managers 2025
Total AUM rises to €2.52trn and the top 10 consolidate their positions, writes Richard Lowe
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Special ReportsWhat rising vacancies mean for US life science real estate market
Rising vacancy rates across the main US life science hubs do not tell the full story of an increasingly polarised market. Virna Asara reports
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Special ReportsHome turf prevails over cross-border real estate for Danica Pension
Denmark’s second-biggest pension fund is maintaining a domestic focus for the time being as market recovery generates new opportunities. Pirkko Juntunen speaks to Michael Nielsen
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Special ReportsLife science real estate evolves from labs to urban innovation clusters
European life science real estate is evolving from the provision of high-spec lab facilities to the creation of urban innovation clusters. Virna Asara reports
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Special ReportsCity in focus: Copenhagen, the Nordic urban hub
Denmark strives to combine a liveable capital city with a circular economy, writes Isobel Lee
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Special ReportsCity in focus: the next chapter in Manchester's history of innovation
Manchester has been dubbed UK’s ‘second technology city’, but its mayor wants it to become the ‘smartest city’. Isobel Lee reports
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Special ReportsConnecting continents: Keppel’s deep dive into subsea cables
Florence Chong speaks to the CEO of the Singapore fund manager that invests in subsea cables alongside data centres
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Special ReportsData centres: Build it and (regulators) will come
Data centres’ high energy consumption is attracting the attention of regulators in Europe and the US, but with radically different outcomes. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsBorder to Coast Pensions: Gaining scale for real estate at the right time?
The asset manager of 11 UK local authority pension funds is preparing to expand just in time for a market recovery. Richard Lowe speaks to Alistair Smith
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Special ReportsPower to the processors: data centre boom continues post-DeepSeek
Investors are moving beyond the ‘DeepSeek moment’ to grappling with the energy challenges of the data centre boom. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsBoston Consulting backs growth outlook for data centres
The latest infrastructure report from Boston Consulting shows how a ‘perfect storm’ is brewing in data-centre investment. Christopher Walker speaks to author Alex Wright
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Special ReportsCity in focus: Austin, the Texan tech rival
Austin offers the advantages of tech epicentre Silicon Hills with a low tax environment and high quality of life. Isobel Lee explores
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Special ReportsAPG’s real estate arm seeks stability in a shifting global landscape
The Netherlands’ largest pension fund is looking to invest more in real estate this year, despite geopolitical uncertainty. Richard Lowe speaks to Rutger van der Lubbe
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Special ReportsIlmarinen looks to real estate debt amid market volatility
Finnish pension insurer Ilmarinen has increased its exposure to real estate debt to tide it over uncertain times, Mikko Antila, head of international real estate, tells Pirkko Juntunen
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Special ReportsAI muscles in on physical climate risk
Insurers are already using AI to understand the physical risks of climate change on property. Now investors stand to gain. Pirkko Juntunen reports
