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October 16, 2026

Transaction

Global investment firm EQT has agreed to acquire Stockbridge, a U.S. real estate investment manager with USD 16.5 billion in fee-generating assets under management. The transaction features a USD 375 million upfront cash consideration, with up to USD 175 million in earnouts. The acquisition expands EQT Real Estate's global footprint across industrial sub-sectors, open-ended core funds and alternative residential markets including manufactured housing.
Abu Dhabi developer Aldar has entered the Sharjah real estate market through an AED 1.1 billion transaction with Arada. The forward purchase agreement covers three residential blocks containing over 1,100 units across nine buildings in the Aljada master development. Scheduled for delivery in late 2029, the deal expands Aldar’s develop-to-hold investment pipeline to AED 21 billion and deepens its strategic partnership with Arada.
Parkway Life REIT is expanding its European footprint by acquiring three nursing homes in southern France for €38.8 million (S$56.5 million). The transaction with senior care provider DomusVi involves a sale-and-leaseback model with 12-year lease terms. Fully funded by debt, the deal increases the trust's French portfolio to 14 properties valued at S$234.3 million, strengthening its strategic presence in the French healthcare sector.
Pan-European real estate lender Maslow Capital has issued a development facility exceeding €40 million to Tikehau Capital and Dunman Capital. The funding supports the acquisition and conversion of a vacant hotel on Wielandstraße 8 in Berlin-Charlottenburg into roughly 250 serviced apartments. The expansion project will double the property's gross floor area to 7,300 square metres, featuring fitness, dining and communal facilities.
LaSalle Investment Management has acquired a Morrisons supermarket in Plymouth for £22.5 million on behalf of a UK Custom Account client. The 62,000 sq ft store on Outland Road sits on a six-acre site and is fully let to Morrisons with 21 years remaining on its CPI-indexed lease. The store serves the city's largest exclusive grocery catchment and ranks among Morrisons' top-performing national locations.
Bain Capital and Omnam Group have completed the sale of The Lake Como EDITION to Sansiri Capital, the hospitality trophy asset fund of Thai developer Sansiri Public Company Limited. The deal follows the March 2026 opening of the five-star hotel. The joint venture partners acquired the 19th-century Cadenabbia site in late 2021, converting it into a 148-room resort featuring a new spa, floating pool and beach club.

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