StepStone Real Estate Wins Top Honors at PERE 2025 Awards

Firm recognized as Global Indirect Firm of the Year and for European Deal of the Year

Mar. 2, 2026 at 4:31pm

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StepStone Real Estate, the real estate arm of StepStone Group, announced that it was honored with two first place ranks by PERE (Private Equity Real Estate) - Global Indirect Firm of the Year, which recognizes SRE as a leader in real estate secondaries and co-investments, and European Deal of the Year for its recapitalization of Vitalia, one of Spain's largest care home owner-operators.

Why it matters

The PERE awards are among the highest-profile accolades in the global private real estate market, recognizing firms that have made a significant impact in the industry. StepStone's wins in these categories underscore its strength and leadership in real estate secondaries, co-investments, and complex transactions.

The details

StepStone Real Estate was honored with the Global Indirect Firm of the Year award, which recognizes the firm as a leader in real estate secondaries and co-investments. The firm was also awarded the European Deal of the Year for its recapitalization of Vitalia, one of Spain's largest care home owner-operators, through its GP-led secondaries fund SREP V.

  • The PERE awards were announced on March 2, 2026.

The players

StepStone Real Estate

The real estate arm of StepStone Group, a global private markets investment firm.

StepStone Group

A global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services to its clients.

Jeff Giller

Partner and Head of StepStone Real Estate.

Vitalia

One of Spain's largest care home owner-operators.

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What they’re saying

“We are proud to be recognized as an industry leader in real estate secondaries and co-investments. Receiving European Deal of the Year for the recapitalization of Vitalia through SREP V, our GP-led secondaries fund, further underscores the strength, depth, and continued success of our GP-led secondaries platform.”

— Jeff Giller, Partner and Head of StepStone Real Estate

The takeaway

StepStone Real Estate's dual wins at the prestigious PERE awards demonstrate its expertise and leadership in the global private real estate market, particularly in the areas of real estate secondaries, co-investments, and complex transactions.