Capital Markets

Savills IM promotes research head to global CIO

Andrew Allen was appointed global chief investment officer at the London-based manager following Kiran Patel’s retirement last month.

Blackstone completes purchase of $1bn loan portfolio from pbb

The manager has acquired performing loans from the German bank in a landmark transaction.

Bravo funds multifamily construction completion loan

The loan comes as lenders see a niche to provide financing to help sponsors complete projects.

Blackstone lines up $400m from Sumitomo Mitsui for industrial refinancing 

The Tokyo-based multinational bank provided the loan for a 25-asset industrial portfolio.

Natixis seeks to scale real estate private credit back leverage business

The Paris-based bank is seeking to increase financing options for alternative lenders.

Analysis: Deals shift toward rising complexity in higher-for-longer environment 

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

A&E Real Estate rolls out inaugural debt financing platform 

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

3650 REIT’s Cobb: Extend and pretend is less effective in a higher-rate world 

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