CalPERS
Pacific Urban Receives $821MM Allocation from CalPERS for Apartment Fund
By Jon Peterson & Vladimir Bosanac Aside from the industrial and life science commercial real estate markets, which over the last two years...
CalPERS Awards DivcoWest a $673MM Allocation for Life Science Partnership
By Jon Peterson The life science sector is maintaining interest from institutional investors late into this cycle. One of the largest, the California...
CalPERS Allocates $2B of Additional Capital for Retail Partnership with First Washington
By Jon Peterson While the retail sector has been one of the hardest hit during the global COVID-19 pandemic, there are signs that...
DivcoWest is Getting Interest from Investment Firms for a Partial Stake in the Company
By Jon Peterson San Francisco-based DivcoWest has been contacted by several firms to explore the possibility of the real estate investment firm selling...
New York Pension Makes $370MM Direct Investment into Shopping Center Platform with West Coast Assets
By Jon Peterson New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS) has made a direct investment in one of its operators. The pension fund...
CalPERS Names Nicole Musicco New Chief Investment Officer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Completing an international search and extensive recruitment process, the California Public Employees’ Pension Retirement System (CalPERS) announced today the appointment of...
More Big Bay Area Deals Come to Light: DivcoWest Buys South San Francisco Asset for $164.5MM
By Meghan Hall Deals are continuing to close across the Bay Area in what is already shaping up to be a busy first...
Paragon Commercial Group & Canyon Partners Spend $56MM on Retail Property in Petaluma
(EDITOR’S NOTE: According to public documents reviewed by The Registry, the property sale closed on December 3, 2021 for $56,208,000, or just over $260...
CalPERS Allocates $500MM for Life Science Relationship with DivcoWest
By Jon Peterson On the heels of increasing its commitment in the multifamily real estate market, the California Public Employees Retirement System has made...
CalPERS to Beef up West Coast Apartment Portfolio with Two New Commitments Totaling $732MM
By Jon Peterson As interest in West Coast housing properties continues, institutional-grade investors are looking for ways to increase their footprint across the coastal...
CalPERS Puts $800MM into Blackstone’s BioMed Life Science Fund
By Jon Peterson The life science sector has been the darling of the commercial real estate industry over the last eighteen months, and...
CalPERS Reports Preliminary 21.3% Investment Returns for Fiscal Year 2020-21; Strong Returns Trigger Reduction in Discount Rate to 6.8%
Sacramento, Calif. – CalPERS today reported a preliminary 21.3% net return on investments for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2021. CalPERS assets...
