News & Analysis

Cottonwood originates $56m in data center loans

The Los Angeles-based firm sees the sector as a strong area for growth.

The real elephant in the room

The US national debt is a macroeconomic issue, one that may not touch the lives of commercial real estate lenders and borrowers on a day-to-day basis.

Nuveen Real Estate provides $115m loan for tri-state self-storage portfolio 

The operator secured the first mortgage financing arranged by JLL Capital Markets.

SL Green gets $250m anchor for debt fund

The New York-based REIT receives capital commitment from an undisclosed Canadian institutional investor.

Brookfield acquires $1bn slice of Valley National loan portfolio 

The global real estate manager has been building out its debt market share and has shown appetite for similar deals.

Partners Group to buy real estate investment platform Empira Group

Empira’s investment strategies include European residential, US residential, transition-to-green and real estate credit.

S3 Capital holds $335m first close for latest lending strategy

The New York-based manager will focus on large-balance loans through the fund, including bridge and construction deals in the mid-market.

Tishman Speyer JV taps JPMorgan for $85m industrial construction loan

The loan will be used for the first phase of a 380,000-square-foot industrial park in Irvine, California.

Kah seeks to fill ‘gap in lender mindset’ with mortgage impact strategy

The minority-owned emerging manager is raising $500m for a strategy that seeks to keep ‘struggling families’ in their homes and find ‘hidden alpha’.

Lenders spy opportunity in the wealth channel

Managers are looking at the historically underallocated investor group as they seek to expand their platforms.