The Ownership of Infrastructure and the Risks of Cyber-Security

Residential real estate as an investment

Despite the recent slump in the investment market, the German rental housing market continues to offer opportunities for investors – thanks to continued strong tenant demand and a shortage of housing. This entails further rental growth potential and ensures stable and sustainable cash flows.

Future Outlook & Recommendations for Action

'Farsightedness decides: How institutional portfolios will be successfully positioned in 2030'

From Real Estate to Real Assets: The Role of Renewable Energies in the Energy Transition

Without the consistent expansion of renewable energies, it is impossible to achieve the climate goals for a sustainable future. In this context, traditional real estate offers not only economic, but also environmental and social added value.

Arjun enters data centre sector with stake in Data4 assets

Supported by Arjun’s latest fund and co-investors, this transaction marks Arjun’s inaugural investment in the data centre sector.

Data center market grows somewhat slower despite large pipeline

Although the demand for technologies such as 5G, cloud services and, above all, artificial intelligence (AI) is enormous, limiting factors are causing slightly weaker growth.

Webcast online: The top trends in the real estate market in 2025

From data centers to hotels: – take a look at the most exciting developments and forecasts for the global real estate market. Our "2025 Inside Real Estate Outlook" offers exclusive insights, expert analysis and forward-looking strategies that you should not miss.

What are the benefits of infrastructure investments for institutional investors?

Dr. Stefan Hasenböhler, CEO and Head of Infrastructure at Reichmuth & Co Investment Management AG, summarizes the advantages of infrastructure investments for institutional investors in a short interview.

Energy-efficient renovation of residential properties: Sustainable and profitable?

Energy-efficient renovations of residential properties are becoming increasingly important in view of rising energy costs, strict regulations and decarbonisation pressure. But the question remains for investors: Is it worth the effort?

REPOSITIONING: WHICH REAL ESTATE REUSE MAKES SENSE?

In today's podcast episode, we want to deal with one of the trending topics of recent years: repositioning. Together with Andreas Völker and Christian Hotz, we clarify why this topic is currently so relevant and which subsequent use actually makes sense.

NordVest: Infrastructure Fund for Transformation: Financing Solutions for Energy, Heat and Mobility Transition

Social or critical infrastructure is establishing itself as an investment target – real estate or real assets?

Life Science and Technology Real Estate: The Specialized Asset Class of the Future?

With the "Life Science & Tech" segment, a young asset class has recently emerged that has so far been at best marginally noticed by institutional investors. What distinguishes real estate in the Life Science & Tech sector and how will this segment develop?

Repositioning by adding future-proof asset classes

'New Stability through Diversity: How Resilient Asset Classes and Locations Future-Proof Portfolios'

Trend survey on real assets: Majority plans acquisitions in the next six months

The results show that despite ongoing uncertainties, many market participants expect a revival in transaction activity and are at the same time planning concrete adjustments to their portfolios.

Energy storage on the rise: Growing demand for land

With the goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2045 using renewable energies, energy storage systems are rapidly gaining in importance. This also increases the demand for corresponding plots of land and offers owners attractive sales opportunities.

Peper & Söhne relies on a complete solution for energy monitoring at SPURWERK Bremen

In Bremen, Peper & Söhne is building the DGNB Gold pre-certified commercial quarter SPURWERK. The project developer from Bremen not only places ecologically sustainable demands on the quarter, but also wants to meet the needs of the new tenants for digital, innovative and user-friendly solutions in the best possible way.

Systemic handling of regulatory data – Are capital management companies on an equal footing with CRR institutions?

In the increasingly data-driven world of finance, the topic of data management for AIFMs is increasingly coming into focus – both in terms of quality, availability and security as well as with regard to the strategic use of data.

Heat transition in Zwickau: NEXT Generation’s infrastructure fund invests in wood energy plant

This is a plant that produces electricity, heat and, as a by-product, biochar from biomass, in this case wood chips, and biochar.

Digital infrastructure: Charting the course in 2025

After proving fairly resilient in 2024, we look at what the remainder of 2025 may have in store for digital infrastructure – including the potential impact of DeepSeek's* R1 model release.

UK Water: A Contrarian View

UK Water is going through a public and investor relations nightmare. Water nowadays has the toughest PR amongst infrastructure sectors as the public tends to get much more emotional about water compared to other utilities.

German residential property can be a winner from new US tariff policy

Affordable housing is in short supply across Germany, particularly in urban areas, where demand far exceeds supply. This situation has been made worse by a sharp decline in new construction.

Urban mining: outsmarting the scarcity of raw materials

Urban mining means "mining in the city". The principle: extract raw materials from existing sources such as buildings instead of extracting them from nature. To extract secondary raw materials from them, to conserve natural resources and to reduce expensive imports. To secure the livelihoods of existing and future generations.

Logistics real estate: Despite economic uncertainty, investors continue to focus on the asset class

The completion figures for logistics properties are rising again, and at least in established locations, occupier and investment demand is also stable. The tenth joint study "Logistics and Real Estate" with BREMER, GARBE and Savills analyses the market and shows current developments.

Higher Performance Drives Data Center Energy Demand

Electricity availability, sustainability and regulation pose challenges