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CBRE Investment Management has announced the close of its Asia Pacific value-add real estate fund, Asia Value Partners 7 (AVP 7). The fund closed with equity commitments of $1.865 billion, exceeding its fundraising target of $1.5 billion. An additional $250 million was secured in co-investment capital, taking total equity raised to $2.115 billion. The fund is expected to have total purchasing power of more than $5 billion to be deployed over a 36-month investment period.

CBRE Investment Management today announced a strategic evolution of its separate account business with the appointment of Xi Huang as Head of Separate Accounts—Americas Direct Real Estate.

CBRE Investment Management (“CBRE IM”), NW1 Partners and URBZ Capital have further strengthened their partnership through the launch of a new European Industrial Outdoor Storage (“IOS”) management platform, supported by an overall capital commitment of €300 million.

Nature is the thread that connects climate action, physical and value chain resilience, social value, and long-term asset outperformance.

Brownfield development is becoming crucial for real estate in Europe due to net-land-take targets aimed at preserving biodiversity and reducing greenfield land take.

Social impact investing has made significant strides over the last five years, generating measurable social and environmental benefits alongside risk-adjusted financial returns.