Real-estate firm Hines celebrates 25 years in Brazil this year by adding to its already diverse portfolio focused on for-rent residential. A combination of high property prices in São Paulo and a younger generation with different priorities drove the decision to focus on this new business line.

Operating in Asia Pacific, Eurasia, South America, the US and western Europe, global real estate investment, development and property company Hines manages nearly $96 billion in assets across residential, logistics, retail, office and mixed-use.

Link Real Estate Investment Trust demonstrated a commitment to growth and sustainability during the research period, while making intelligent, strategic deals in a challenging period for the sector.

Real estate has been particularly exposed to the slowdown in bank lending. Nevertheless, logistics remains a bright spot as retail sites continue to adapt and office oversupply persists.

With $280 billion of real estate in 241 markets globally, Greystar’s commitment to the residential sector is phenomenal.

Hines, the global real estate investment, development and property company, is active in Asia Pacific, Eurasia, South America, the US and Western Europe. It currently has 203 projects in progress worldwide, amounting to 91.8 million square feet. This is in addition to the nearly 1,000 projects that the firm has completed, which total nearly 300 million square feet.

Emirates NBD is one of the leading financial services brands in the United Arab Emirates.

Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) has been in Hong Kong since the 1980s. As one of the largest listed developers in the territory, its portfolio encompasses residential, office, retail and industrial spaces. Developments include iconic landmarks such as New Town Plaza in Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan Plaza in Tsuen Wan and New Century Plaza in Mong Kok.

Global logistics firm Goodman Group owns a property portfolio that spans 14 countries, with $81 billion in total assets under management.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) operates 74 shopping centres in 12 countries, 39 of which carry the Westfield brand. Its centres attract more than 900 million visitors annually and provide a platform for a range of retailers and brands.

With a presence in 19 markets globally, including Singapore, Hong Kong, China, India and the US as well as Europe, DBS delivered a record total income of S$16.5 billion ($12 billion) in 2022, a 20% increase in net profits to S$8.19 billion, return on equity of 15% and S$20.5 billion in sustainable financing loans.

Standard Bank Group (SBG), Africa’s largest bank, completed real estate transactions in many countries during the review period. It extended 20 new facilities totalling $249.05 million to both existing and new clients, and 13 refinancings totalling $408.8 million to existing clients.

Blackstone, the world’s largest alternatives asset manager, hit a new milestone in July when it reported in its second-quarter results that it had hit $1 trillion in assets under management. The firm’s net income rose to $601.3 million in the same quarter.

Nordea Bank posted a larger than expected increase operating profit in the second quarter of 2023, to €1.72 billion, an increase of 26% year on year. Net interest income grew by 40% to €1.83 billion.

Evora Global is a leading technology innovator in the sustainability real-asset investment industry. The business has a strong commitment to reducing energy, decarbonization and limiting physical climate risk by leveraging investment management, strategic advisory and technical engineering expertise.

Headquartered in Kuwait, United Real Estate Company operates through a number of operating subsidiaries and investment arms across the Middle East and North Africa region.

Owned by New World Development (NWD), 11 Skies is a landmark 3.8 million square-foot gross floor area space and forms an integral part of Skycity, located between Hong Kong International Airport and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

With its pan-European team of 45 people in seven countries in continental Europe, including Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands and the UK, BNP Paribas combines regional coverage with local expertise.