North America

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.

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.

CTL Capital originates $425m construction-to-perm financing 

The New York lender specializes in long-term credit tenant lease loans.

Brookfield’s Kingston sees investor shift to real estate credit allocations 

Brookfield’s high-profile real estate executive discussed where the firm sees the growth potential in real estate credit investments.

Kuvare backs Evergreen to charge real estate growth

Evergreen has raised $1bn in capital commitments following initial seed and involvement from Prosperity Asset Management.