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Madison Realty funds $180m loan for SoHo hotel acquisition

The loan will also be used to renovate and rebrand the property amid a global hotel brand’s relaunch.

Mavik brings on senior advisor for global partnership push

The firm has hired Timmy Davis, the former US Ambassador to Qatar, as a senior advisor as it seeks to grow its investor base and originations.

Värde funds $125m New York industrial refi

The firm has originated $1bn in commercial real estate loans this year.

CounterpointeSRE closes $156m C-PACE deal for Brooklyn studio development

The funding will be used alongside $148m in financing from Farallon Capital Management to build a pair of film production assets.

Inside RXR’s $3.5bn New York office reboot

The locally based investment management company has already committed that amount to high-quality office properties in the city.

Exclusive: S3 Capital closes $255m loan for New Jersey riverfront development

The funding will be used by Maxal Group to build the first phase of a $1bn mixed-use project in Edgewater, which includes a 25-story, 381-unit luxury apartment tower.

Kayne Anderson on the future of CRE debt

Real estate debt investing is evolving to tackle market pressures and challenges, say Kayne Anderson’s Albert Rabil and Lee Levy.

Arrowmark on finding alpha in mid-market CRE lending

The inefficiencies and idiosyncrasies of the US mid-market encompass pockets of opportunity for private real estate credit, highlights Arrowmark Partners’ Rob Brown.

Prospect Capital: Seizing the refi opportunity in US multifamily credit

Debt funds looking to take advantage of the surge in refinancing must be able to lend at attractive rates based on a highly efficient cost structure in an increasingly competitive environment, argues Prospect Capital’s Joseph Ryu.

Brookfield closes $300m loan for Manhattan office-to-residential conversion

The funding will be used by Vanbarton Group to acquire and redevelop a Midtown office tower into a 441-unit residential property.