Strategies

Borrower view: Crescent Grove looks at first data center deals

The Milwaukee-based manager is looking at lenders with a deeper understanding of the sector.

Blue Owl continues real estate expansion with Atalaya acquisition 

The New York-based alternative investment manager picks up more real estate debt and equity capabilities as part of $450m deal.

Red Oak to bolster institutional bridge lending fund  

Investors are shifting their focus towards higher returns, higher risk profile strategies.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, M&T Realty Capital team up for agency lending expansion

BXMT borrowers will be able to use agency financing through M&T’s Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac platforms.

T2 Capital sets sights on growth in BTR lending market

The Chicago-based investment manager and alternative lender believes these properties could be part of the long-term solution to the US housing crisis.

Waterfall Asset Management takes contrarian tack with CMBS, whole loan acquisitions

The manager is seeing opportunity at a time when most lenders and investors are staying on the sidelines.

Brookfield’s Brian Kingston: The future is debt

The CEO believes real estate private credit could become the biggest part of the Toronto-based manager’s global property business.

Affinius Capital sets up European lending platform 

The New York-based manager aims to tap into credit opportunities arising outside of the US.

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.