Illinois Fire Taps Townsend for Non-Core RE OCIO

Illinois Firefighters’ Pension Investment Fund has selected Townsend to provide discretionary OCIO services for its non-core real estate portfolio. Townsend seeks to target $250 million in annual commitments over a three-year period.

May 2024

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Townsend Appointed as Pensionskasse der Stadt Winterthur’s Discretionary Real Estate Investment Manager

Townsend was awarded a discretionary mandate to manage Pensionskasse der Stadt Winterthur’s (“PKSW”) global (ex Switzerland) indirect real estate portfolio. The mandate is designed to complement PKSW’s Swiss real estate portfolio and is focused on core and core-plus investments in the industrial and residential sectors across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

January 2024

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Townsend Appointed as Border to Coast Global Core and Value-Add Real Estate Fund’s Advisor

Townsend has been appointed by Border to Coast Pensions Partnership to provide ongoing support on the implementation of a global value-add real estate fund series to provide enhanced returns above core real estate. The strategy will predominantly focus on value-add funds (including secondaries) alongside opportunistic funds.

October 2023

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Sarah Cachat appointed to PREA Board of Directors

May 2023

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John Schaefer moderates the key-note interview with industry leader Howards Marks, Co-Founder & Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management at the PREA Fall Conference in Nashville

January 2023

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