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GCM Grosvenor has committed up to $100 million to Hyperion, a grocery retail real estate platform aiming to build a portfolio worth around $1 billion in property value. The deal signals continued investor appetite for grocery-anchored retail property, seen as defensive during economic uncertainty. Details on Hyperion's partners and acquisition targets were not immediately available.

Poland and several EU partners have publicly rejected Russian demands that foreign embassies in Kyiv close or evacuate, declaring 'We are staying'. The refusal signals continued diplomatic presence in Ukraine's capital despite pressure from Moscow. The coordinated stance underscores European solidarity with Ukraine and resistance to Russian attempts to isolate the country diplomatically.

Amazon is looking to sell around $8 billion worth of Nvidia chips to outside investors, according to the Financial Times. The arrangement would let customers and partners take on the cost of Nvidia hardware used in Amazon Web Services data centers, easing Amazon's capital expenditure burden. The report has been picked up widely by business and technology media, drawing attention to the enormous expense of the AI infrastructure buildout and how major cloud providers are seeking to share those costs.

Fifth Ocean Capital and Tartan Investment Partners have made an investment in Complete Production Resources, according to a Pulse 2.0 report. The deal brings the two investment firms on as backers of the company, though the size of the investment and its intended use have not been disclosed. Further details about the transaction or the parties' plans were not immediately available.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced solidarity visit to Ukraine. He is travelling with a delegation from the economics ministry. The trip comes as Ukraine continues to seek sustained political and financial backing from Western partners, and observers are watching what commitments Merz will announce during his meetings in the Ukrainian capital.

Amazon plans to move about US$8 billion of semiconductor chips off its own balance sheet, according to a Financial Times report cited by the Taipei Times. The arrangement would shift ownership of the chips, likely used in its cloud and AI data centers, to suppliers or partners, reducing Amazon's capital costs. The move highlights how intensely tech firms are managing spending on the hardware powering the AI boom.

Partners Capital has acquired a three-property retail portfolio in northwest Houston. The deal adds shopping center assets to the firm's holdings in one of the Houston metro's active retail submarkets, according to trade coverage of the transaction. Further details on pricing, tenants, and the seller were not disclosed in initial reports.

A new double partnership has been announced, linking adult education initiatives with a Brussels-based radio station. The announcement pairs a learning-focused collaboration with a media collaboration in the Belgian capital. Details about the partners involved, the scope of the programmes, and the timeline have not yet been made widely available, so it is not clear what each partnership will deliver or who will benefit.

Law firm Greenberg Traurig has hired Ben Patton as a construction partner in London, strengthening its real estate practice in the UK capital. The move adds construction law expertise to the firm's London real estate platform as demand for development and infrastructure work continues among its client base.