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Today’s complex markets require actionable insights that help identify opportunities now, while positioning for what’s next. In Quick takes on capital markets, we deliver short, timely takes on top-of-mind topics for investors.

Macro views
Quick takes
2Q recap: Historic rebound amid balanced risks
AI-driven capex and infrastructure sustain growth as policy risks and valuations tighten
July 2, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Quick takes
CRE recovery: intact but increasingly uneven
CRE recovery remains intact, but widening dispersion highlights an increasingly uneven market.
June 26, 2026
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Macro views
Quick takes
2Q recap: Historic rebound amid balanced risks
AI-driven capex and infrastructure sustain growth as policy risks and valuations tighten
July 2, 2026
Real estate & private markets
Quick takes
CRE recovery: intact but increasingly uneven
CRE recovery remains intact, but widening dispersion highlights an increasingly uneven market.
June 26, 2026
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Our quarterly investment outlook highlights the themes and investment implications for the period ahead.
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Real estate & private markets
European logistics: An evolving landscape
A detailed look at the logistics market in Europe and its remarkable transformation over the last decade.
November 26, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Unpacking the $2 trillion wall of maturities
The looming wall of maturities is looking to cause hundreds of billions of dollars in deals within certain sectors and provide opportunities to deploy capital as supply remains constrained.
November 6, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Evolving data center sustainability and the role of the capital partner
Data center sustainability practices continue to evolve as forward-thinking data center providers continue to innovate new ways to mitigate their impact...
November 5, 2024
Real estate & private markets
What’s after “higher for longer?”
In this paper we explore whether interest rates are likely to stay higher for longer or revert to the mean—and the impact it could have on real estate credit returns...
October 17, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Core and core-plus real estate: Enhancing diversification in institutional portfolios
As global economic growth is anticipated to stabilize and expand, commercial real estate is poised to recover following a difficult period of pricing correction but...
October 14, 2024
Real estate & private markets
European hotel sector: Sustainability is a competitive necessity
Given rising demand for sustainable hotels from the growing number of eco-conscious travelers and increasingly stringent sustainability requirements, successful investment will likely involve some type of sustainability-orientated value creation and implementation of sustainability-focused operational tactics.
October 4, 2024
Real estate & private markets Quick takes
REITs: On course for a recovery
The onset of the Federal Reserve’s rate cutting cycle is expected to serve as a major catalyst for REITs, boosting valuations as discount rates fall.
September 27, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Attractive opportunities for diversification with private real estate credit
Historically, the best performing investment vintages have often followed periods of distress and volatility. However, in our view, the stage is now set for real estate credit to generate attractive income returns with favorable risk tailwinds.
September 23, 2024
Real estate & private markets
European Hotel Sector: Leveraging AI and other technologies to create value
Implementing AI and other technologies can be a very effective component of a value creation strategy in the European hotel sector but ...
September 18, 2024
Real estate & private markets
European hotel sector: Value opportunities in lifestyle luxury
The number of high net-worth individuals around the world has grown significantly, and post-pandemic, they’re eager to travel but...
September 18, 2024
Results 81 - 90 of 102
Real estate & private markets
European logistics: An evolving landscape
A detailed look at the logistics market in Europe and its remarkable transformation over the last decade.
November 26, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Unpacking the $2 trillion wall of maturities
The looming wall of maturities is looking to cause hundreds of billions of dollars in deals within certain sectors and provide opportunities to deploy capital as supply remains constrained.
November 6, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Evolving data center sustainability and the role of the capital partner
Data center sustainability practices continue to evolve as forward-thinking data center providers continue to innovate new ways to mitigate their impact...
November 5, 2024
Real estate & private markets
What’s after “higher for longer?”
In this paper we explore whether interest rates are likely to stay higher for longer or revert to the mean—and the impact it could have on real estate credit returns...
October 17, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Core and core-plus real estate: Enhancing diversification in institutional portfolios
As global economic growth is anticipated to stabilize and expand, commercial real estate is poised to recover following a difficult period of pricing correction but...
October 14, 2024
Real estate & private markets
European hotel sector: Sustainability is a competitive necessity
Given rising demand for sustainable hotels from the growing number of eco-conscious travelers and increasingly stringent sustainability requirements, successful investment will likely involve some type of sustainability-orientated value creation and implementation of sustainability-focused operational tactics.
October 4, 2024
Real estate & private markets Quick takes
REITs: On course for a recovery
The onset of the Federal Reserve’s rate cutting cycle is expected to serve as a major catalyst for REITs, boosting valuations as discount rates fall.
September 27, 2024
Real estate & private markets
Attractive opportunities for diversification with private real estate credit
Historically, the best performing investment vintages have often followed periods of distress and volatility. However, in our view, the stage is now set for real estate credit to generate attractive income returns with favorable risk tailwinds.
September 23, 2024
Real estate & private markets
European Hotel Sector: Leveraging AI and other technologies to create value
Implementing AI and other technologies can be a very effective component of a value creation strategy in the European hotel sector but ...
September 18, 2024
Real estate & private markets
European hotel sector: Value opportunities in lifestyle luxury
The number of high net-worth individuals around the world has grown significantly, and post-pandemic, they’re eager to travel but...
September 18, 2024