Joyce Guevarra

The two datacenter-focused REITs are accelerating their expansion efforts to ensure they meet future capacity needs created by artificial intelligence.

The Jan. 31 edition of the weekly roundup of real estate news also features Blackstone's about $300 million sale of a logistics portfolio and US hotel performance across key metrics for the week ended Jan. 25.

The Jan. 10 edition of the weekly roundup of real estate news also features a Virginia multifamily property changing hands for over $158 million and US hotel performance key metrics for the week ended Jan. 4.

The May 24 edition of the weekly roundup of real estate news also features Amazon's $218 million purchase of a site in Virginia and US hotel performance across key metrics for the week ended May 18.

The May 10 edition of the weekly roundup of real estate news also features Braemar Hotels' $165 million deal to sell a California property, as well as US hotels performance across key metrics for week ended May 4.

Global pension funds had a median net underallocation of $3.6 million as of April 2, S&P Global Market Intelligence data shows.

The median allocation of family offices to private equity fell to 16% in 2023 from 17% in 2022.

Private equity and venture capital-backed transaction value dropped 87% year over year in 2023 to roughly $530 million, marking the lowest annual investment value since at least 2018, S&P Global Market Intelligence data shows.

There were only 216 announced acquisitions targeting Europe-headquartered real estate companies between January and December 2023, the lowest annual tally since at least 2010.

There were only 216 announced acquisitions targeting Europe-headquartered real estate companies between January and December 2023, the lowest annual tally since at least 2010.

Private equity and venture capital backed $14.58 billion of renewable electricity deals across the globe between Jan. 1 and Nov. 28, S&P Global Market Intelligence data shows.

Bain’s deal to acquire Guidehouse pushed private equity investments in the quarter to Nov. 9 to exceed the sector’s investment total in the full fourth quarter of 2022.

Private equity is leading investments in sports companies across the globe in 2023, backing over 76% of the sector’s overall deal value through Oct. 25, the highest share of private capital in six years.

Out of California’s over 200,000 private companies, more than 18,000 have private equity backing, reflecting a penetration rate of almost 7%, the highest in any US state, S&P Global Market Intelligence data shows.

Deal value for February was $30.32 billion across 847 transactions, compared to $71.18 billion across 1,596 deals a year ago.

The African region attracted $7.70 billion in private equity and venture capital investments in 2022. There were 404 transactions, including M&A and funding rounds, on the continent in 2022.

The Feb. 17 edition of the weekly roundup of real estate news also features a Vornado joint venture’s default on a $450 million loan tied to a New York City asset and Fortress’ buyout of its partner on a joint venture project elsewhere in the city.

Digital Realty Trust President and CEO Andrew Power said AI will drive the next wave of datacenter demand in the coming decade.

The Feb. 10 edition of the weekly roundup of real estate news also features Deka Immobilien’s $153.4 million sale of a hotel in Manhattan, N.Y., and Public Storage’s buyout bid for Life Storage.

The Jan. 13 edition of the weekly roundup of real estate news also features Vici’s acquisition of a stake in two Las Vegas casino hotels and a $252 million construction loan obtained by Red Apple Real Estate.