Macquarie Asset Management on partnering with operating businesses

Jelte Bakker and James Kemp of Macquarie Asset Management on why partnering with an operating business provides access to real estate and boosts investment performance

This article is sponsored by Macquarie Asset Management 

The global real estate investment landscape has never been more competitive, as institutional investors continue to raise their allocations to the sector. However, partnerships with entrepreneurial operating platforms give investors access to a strong pipeline of prime assets, with opportunities to invest in these platforms if you have the right resources and experience, say Jelte Bakker, global CIO opportunistic real estate and head of Asia-Pacific, and James Kemp, head of ANZ real estate and head of investments Asia-Pacific, at Macquarie Asset Management.