Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Hotel giant Accor is moving in to living sector management through a partnership with Freecity, a volumetric modular construction (VMC) specialist.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: US private equity firm Warburg Pincus and Australian real asset investment manager Kio Investment Management have announced additional capital for investing in build-to-rent (BTR) and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) across Australian cities.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Led by accommodations pioneer Tim Butler, a new living platform has hired Richard Simpson to head its investment division.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Harrison Street Asset Management has sold six PBSA assets comprising 1,616 beds to Australian pension fund AustralianSuper, for an undisclosed sum.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Japanese developer and fund manager Samty Holdings has acquired a majority interest in UniLodge, Australia’s largest student accommodation operator.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia/UK: AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest superannuation fund, has announced the creation of a new UK Living platform, with an initial £500 million (A$1.1 billion) of investment.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Greystar plans to more than double its Australian student portfolio within the next two years.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Real estate investment company Amro Partners has appointed Paul Clark, a career investor within the global real estate sector with a career spanning 40 years, as a senior adviser.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Singapore’s Mapletree Investments has made its first Australian PBSA play with the acquisition of a development site in central Perth for an 835-bed student project.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteM&G Real Estate has made its first move in the Australian PBSA market with the acquisition of an asset in Melbourne.
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