Garbe has established Garbe private capital AG in Zurich, creating a dedicated platform for family offices, private banks and entrepreneurial families to co‑invest alongside the manager‑owned real estate and infrastructure group. Peter Paschke became managing director on 1 October 2026 and also joins the board.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun gathering initial feedback on Prologis’ proposed acquisition of Segro, issuing an invitation to comment as it prepares for a potential Phase one merger inquiry.

Whether it’s tech start-ups looking for office space that inspire new recruits or the Silicon Valley behemoths continuing their expansion, it is clear that AI will have a seismic impact on real estate markets across Europe over the coming years. In this context, identifying Europe’s capitals for AI occupiers will be crucial for investors, occupiers, and developers, as will analysing the factors driving this success.

Jorge Duarte left Barings in search of a new challenge just as European real estate was approaching one of its biggest corrections in decades. Now he is back – and convinced a new property cycle has begun. He explains why Barings is backing beds and sheds, why residential beats offices nine times out of 10, why Germany is interesting again and how Barings plans to scale its European business.

Jamestown Europe’s managing director and co-head on setting up on 
a new continent and the differences between operating in the US and Europe.

Strategic asset allocation has served institutional investors well. The discipline that comes with clear buckets, clear mandates, and clear accountability has allowed institutional investors to make large pools of capital governable.

Penta Real Estate’s country managing director for the UK on building a nascent business and entering the UK market.

The AI tools now available allow every investment firm to ask itself an incredibly important, but incredibly basic question: if I were building this process today, would I build it the same way? If I did not have all of these legacy systems holding me back, what would I do?