RCLCO Fund Advisors and a.s.r. Form Global Real Estate Alliance
The two research-driven firms are joining forces to give institutional investors cross-border real estate capabilities across every major region.
RCLCO Fund Advisors (RFA), based in Los Angeles, and a.s.r. real assets investment partners, headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, announced a strategic global alliance designed to expand on-the-ground real estate investment capabilities for institutional clients operating across multiple regions.
The partnership pairs two organizations that each emphasize research-driven investment strategies, positioning the combined platform to serve cross-border investors seeking access to local market expertise without sacrificing a global perspective. The alliance is structured to provide coverage in every major region, a reach that neither firm would offer as comprehensively on its own.
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For institutional investors, the arrangement addresses a persistent challenge in real estate: gaining trustworthy local intelligence and execution capabilities in markets far from their home base. By linking a U.S.-anchored advisory firm with a European real assets specialist, the alliance aims to bridge that gap for pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other large allocators evaluating international property markets.
The deal reflects a broader trend of cross-Atlantic partnerships in real assets, as institutional capital increasingly seeks diversification beyond domestic property markets amid shifting interest-rate environments and evolving urban demand patterns. Both firms are expected to retain their individual identities while collaborating on client mandates that require multi-region reach.
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