Capital Markets

Lending Barometer: Lending activity surges as transaction volume picks up

PERE Credit’s Lending Barometer tracked $10.64bn of loan transactions in September and $9.9bn in October.

Sun Life’s private markets manager targets double AUM under Kalsi leadership

Private real estate veteran Sonny Kalsi is to lead a growth strategy for Sun Life Capital Management, which aims to see its assets under management double to $600bn within five years.

Sculptor closes latest opportunistic fund at $4.6bn

The New York-based investment manager exceeded its target by more than 50%.

Three conditions to ‘break the cycle of optimism and disappointment’

Key factors are now in place to support a long-predicted real estate recovery, according to LaSalle’s Brian Klinksiek and Dominic Silman.

Derby Lane Partners launches with $1.8bn of capital commitments

Several firms including Fortress Investment Group helped launch the platform.

Saluda Grade closes first rated RTL deal

Saluda Grade is stepping into the rated market a little more than a year after the first-ever rated RTL deal was completed.

G4 Capital funds $320m New York resi development  

The loan facilitates the construction of a 590-unit multifamily property, a planned development in Brooklyn.

Alternative lenders should not be afraid of bank resurgence

Traditional lenders are coming back to the commercial real estate space, but at lower leverage levels than in the past.