
I’ve periodically taken a look at the Private Equity Real Estate’s list of the top firms, based on fundraising. The 2026 edition was published today. I took a swing at the analysis again (with a little help).
The 2026 PERE
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I’ve periodically taken a look at the Private Equity Real Estate’s list of the top firms, based on fundraising. The 2026 edition was published today. I took a swing at the analysis again (with a little help).
The 2026 PERE…

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Aaron Verdugo and his wholly owned entities, Verdugo…

Ugh.
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But what if the chart of performance looked like this:

That is a really straight line. Just one…

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