Abu Dhabi’s ADIA, Ardian Team Up on Real Estate Secondaries Push

A unit of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is partnering with international private investment firm Ardian to launch a real estate secondaries platform, underscoring how Gulf sovereign investors are pressing ahead with global dealmaking despite heightened geopolitical tensions following the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The new platform will focus on opportunities in the current market environment, characterized by a reset in valuations and increased demand for liquidity, Ardian said in a statement Tuesday. Transaction volumes in real estate secondaries — where investors buy stakes in existing property funds or portfolios from other investors seeking liquidity — reached a record $20 billion in 2025, the statement said.