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The Real Deal
Flex-office provider Breather has brought on Moelis & Company, an investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, to consider a possible sale or capital raise, Business Insider reported.
Reuters
Pony.ai, backed by Toyota Motor Corp, said on Friday it has raised $267 million in the initial phase of its fundraising round that values the self-driving startup at $5.3 billion, as it seeks to boost its presence in the United States and China.
ESG Today
Private equity and alternative asset manager Blackstone announced today that it has hired Eric Duchon for the newly created position of Global Head of Real Estate ESG. In his new role, Duchon will be responsible for building on the firm’s existing environmental, social and governance efforts and scaling them across Blackstone’s global real estate portfolio.
Building Engines
Building Engines CEO Tim Curran weighs in on the New Building Operations Software Platform & How it will Impact the Industry.
Multifamily Executive Magazine
While online shopping has become the norm for apartment renters, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the volume of packages arriving daily at multifamily communities across the nation. Looking ahead to the holiday shopping season and beyond, that volume is not expected to slow down.
The Wall Street Journal
Spain’s Iberdrola SA said it would spend €75 billion, equivalent to $88 billion, over the next five years to double its renewable power capacity and capitalize on the shift to green energy, highlighting how some of Europe’s lesser-known utility companies have become major players in the global energy industry.
ScienceDaily
Buildings around us create a whopping one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions – about ten times more than air traffic worldwide. In Europe alone about 190 million square metres of housing space are built each year, mainly in the cities, and the amount is growing quickly at the rate of nearly one percent a year.
CREtech
Duncan Owen of Schroder Real Estate Investment Management spoke to us about the ways in which real estate can drive inclusive growth to the benefit of communities, business and the planet. Catch up on the full interview on-demand.
GlobeSt
Don’t ask Marty Burger, CEO of Silverstein Properties, when he started reopening his New York area buildings after the COVID-19 shutdowns.Burger will tell you that Silverstein, which develops, owns and operates office and residential projects in New York, never fully closed down.
GeekWire
Will that bathroom remodel increase your home’s value by more than $20,000? What about replacing the floors or adding a garage? How about the bad traffic that’s getting worse around your neighborhood? A stealthy Seattle-area startup wants to help answer these questions and more.
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