Summary of Transaction Headlines

Pensions & Investments | “Macquarie to Sell North America, Europe Public Investments Business to Nomura for $1.8 Billion”

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), part of Macquarie Group, has agreed to divest its North American and European public investments business to Japan’s Nomura in an all-cash deal valued at around $A2.8 Billion ($1.8 Billion USD). The public investments business includes equities, fixed income, and multi-asset strategies, managing almost $A285 Billion ($182.8 Billion USD) in assets. This acquisition encompasses all assets, teams, offices, and the operating platform.

IPE Real Assets | “North American Data Centre Firm Montera Secures $1.5 Billion Commitment from Stonepeak”

Stonepeak has made a $1.5 Billion equity commitment to Montera Infrastructure, a newly created North American data center company. The infrastructure fund manager said Montera will develop and operate turnkey, build-to-suit data centers, with plans to construct and operate facilities exceeding 100 Megawatts. Founded and led by Eanna Murphy, a data center veteran from Yondr and Google, Montera’s executive team also includes former Oracle and Equinix personnel Craig Pennington as CTO and Chief Delivery Officer Joe Walsh.

IPE Real Assets | “Keppel Secures Initial S$2 Billion ($1.5 Billion USD) for Data Centre, Education, Urban Real Estate Strategies”

Keppel has secured nearly S$2 Billion ($1.5 Billion USD) in initial closings for two of its funds, Keppel Data Centre Fund III (KDCF III) and Keppel Education Asset Fund II (KEAF II) and has also secured new commitments for its Sustainable Urban Renewal (SUR) strategy. Keppel’s third data center fund, KDCF III, has achieved its first close, raising approximately $580 Million USD from various global institutional investors. Keppel has achieved the first close of KEAF II with approximately $307 Million USD commitments, including from a returning sovereign wealth fund which had invested in KEAF I, and new limited partners (LP) from the insurance, pension and endowment sectors.

Property Week | “Helical Appoints Sims as CIO Alongside Promotions of Five Others”

Helical Rob Sims has been promoted to the newly created role of CIO, alongside five other promotions, spanning the development, asset management and finance functions. Sims joined Helical in 2018 and has been closely involved in the delivery of several significant development projects. In his new role, he will manage the execution of new transactions, corporate structuring related matters, and financial/investment analysis across the portfolio.

IREI | “Panattoni Appoints Alexandre Daoud as Head of Capital Markets in the Middle East”

Panattoni has hired Alexandre Daoud to lead its capital raising in the Middle East. Daoud has been based in Dubai for the past 12 years. Daoud will be in charge of capital formation and deployment for Panattoni’s expanding logistics investment pipeline across the United Kingdom, Europe, Saudi Arabia, and India. He joins Panattoni from JLL, where he spent nearly 10 years and most recently served as Head of International Capital Coverage, Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Business Wire | “LTC Announces David Boitano as New Chief Investment Officer”

LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE: LTC) (“LTC” or the “Company”), a real estate investment trust that primarily invests in seniors housing and health care properties, announced the appointment of industry veteran, David Boitano as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, following the promotion of Clint Malin to Co-Chief Executive Officer in December 2024. Boitano has spent most of his senior housing and health care finance career at Ventas, playing a pivotal role in sourcing investments, including RIDEA, with direct underwriting responsibility for more than $5.0 Billion in transactions.