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Inaugural US data center financing report tracks $1.3trn debt load

The report by Atrium identifies the growing role of private credit in the sector.

Lenders, take heed of the data center backlash

Social and political opposition is a growing risk to all stakeholders in the rapidly growing sector.

Urban Partners holds first close on its second credit fund at €200m

The first close is backed by Danish institutional investors Industriens Pension and Lægernes Pension.

Urban Investment closes $116m construction loan for Syracuse resi overhaul

The funding is part of a $269m recapitalization for BFC and SAA Canopy’s planned 393-unit rebuild of Parkside Commons.

Boston Retirement System seeks to make new real estate credit commitments

The $8.9bn pension aims to commit $15m-$30m to real estate credit in 2026.

Qualitas’s Schwartz: European expansion could rival Australian arm

Andrew Schwartz, the Melbourne-based manager’s co-founder, says Europe’s lending market offers significant scope for growth.

Tristan funds its largest-ever loan as it deploys from its second credit vehicle

The £340m loan on EDGE London Bridge is the UK manager’s largest since establishing its debt platform in 2021.

Australia’s Qualitas enters Europe with Starz acquisition

The Melbourne-based manager has added a European platform through the purchase of the mid-market lender.

CIM Group on how focusing on fundamentals can help drive returns

CIM’s Daniel Ottensoser discusses how liquidity-constrained areas of the real estate credit markets may offer attractive risk-adjusted return potential