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The data-driven manager deployed the capital via its Origin Strategic Credit Fund.

It is taking longer for deals to get done – and market participants do not expect that to change anytime soon.

Analysts said the asset class is facing expected pressure and risks within control.

The fund from the Irvine, California-based manager comes at a time when lenders are rolling out more focused strategies.

The Stern Center for Sustainable Business believes New York’s largest banks and lenders will play a key role in a broader decarbonization strategy.

Joseph Fingerman, a former executive at Signature Bank, will lead the business.

Toby Cobb, co-founder and managing partner, also sees a herd mentality emerging around five-year, floating-rate loans.

The firm’s global head of real estate Ralph Rosenberg raises the question of whether the sector is in for a near-term period of significant defaults.

The manager will be looking to originate its own loans, pursue securitized deals and acquire loans from traditional lenders as part of its real estate debt roadmap.

In her departing interview, the outgoing president and chief executive officer of CDPQ’s real estate business talks about leaving the job, her next role and her ‘natural’ successor.