Brent Jenkins

Brent Jenkins, a managing director at Clarion Partners, and Zaahir Syed, a senior managing director at CBRE Investment Banking, dive into the fast-changing landscape of real estate capital raising. They discuss the shift toward private wealth and defined contribution markets, emphasizing new fund structures. Brent outlines Clarion's focus on sectors like student housing and industrial real estate, while Zaahir highlights the importance of aligning investment objectives with vehicle structures, especially in retail channels and non-traded REITs.