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A customized approach to real estate investment.

Operating across the U.S. and Europe, our Real Estate Operating Company (REOC) investment initiatives can help to broaden the available investment solution mix and provide potential benefits associated with entity ownership.

Explore the potential advantages of investing in REOCs.

For institutional investors seeking a more customized approach to their real estate investment strategy, REOC initiatives can help broaden the available investment solution mix, with the potential upside associated with entity ownership. REOC entities can be involved in a variety of real estate investment businesses, but will often specialize by property type, geographic region, and investment style. The size of the entities can also range from start-ups to established platforms.

Exclusive or more permanent access to real estate transaction pipelines.

Enhanced control—not just of the investment strategy but operating considerations, including staffing levels through different cycles.

Reduced net investment management fees and/or diversified investor earnings from third party capital fee revenue generation.

Participation in value gain of REOC investment by selling the platform at some future point.

Enhanced alignment of interest, transparency, and focus of sponsorship on client goals.

Opportunity to structure the investment to maximize institutional owner/investor tax efficiency.

A broad range of real estate investment solutions.

Our experienced investment teams provide comprehensive, specialized, and sustainable capabilities across all four quadrants of commercial real estate—public equity, private equity, public debt, and private debt—as well as infrastructure investing. Whatever real estate strategy or combination of strategies you believe is right for your objectives, we can help.

Private equity Core, Value-add, and Opportunistic Strategies
Private debt Commercial Mortgages and High Yield Debt
Public equity Listed REIT Securities
Public debt Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Listed infrastructure Listed Infrastructure Securities
Financing solutions Private Debt Origination
Additional capabilities
Real estate for Defined Contribution (DC) plans Responsible property investing
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Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Real estate investment options are subject to risks associated with credit, liquidity, interest rate fluctuation, adverse general and local economic conditions, and decreases in real estate values and occupancy rates.

No investment strategy can assure success or guarantee against loss in declining market environments. This material is not investment advice as individual investors should consult their financial professional about their own unique situations. All investments are subject to risk of loss.

Principal Real Estate is a trade name of Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC, an affiliate of Principal Global Investors.