Lending

Five commercial real estate debt trends to watch as the market reboots

Sector specific fund demand is on the rise for 2025 as managers and asset owners pick up deal momentum.

Apollo’s $1.5bn Bridge Investment Group deal supercharges real estate AUM

The $1.5bn acquisition will nearly double the manager’s real estate AUM and dramatically expand its equity platform.

Bayport Funding gears toward $250m expansion

As part of the growth plans, the mid-market lender plans to broaden its scope across Texas.

KKR lines up $850m for opportunistic real estate credit fund

The firm will originate first mortgages backed by high-quality assets in major US and Western Europe markets.

The office sector’s polarized recovery

The headlines are becoming more positive but a recovery in US office remains skewed toward prime assets.

Rapidly changing tariff regime stymies lenders, borrowers

The Trump administration has imposed and dialed back tariffs on major US trading partners for materials necessary for real estate development.

Ivanhoe Cambridge lands $1.13bn refinancing for 3 Bryant Park

Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal led the financing recharge for the Midtown Manhattan office tower.

Capital watch: 2024 saw $10bn less capital raised than 2023

Capital constraints in high-interest-rate environment were a leading factor in the slump.