The Miami-based firm expects most loans in special servicing to become performing again, largely because of higher credit standards post-GFC.
2 min read · 03 December 2020
The world’s largest CMBS servicer says its actual special servicing activity during the covid-19 crisis is more than what the numbers show.
2 min read · 02 December 2020
These debt handlers are front-and-center of the real estate distress unfolding during the covid-19 crisis.
7 min read · 01 December 2020
Private real estate investors’ activity, which fell in November due to increased uncertainty, can now be expected to resume, writes head of real estate James Jacobs.
2 min read · 30 November 2020
The head of European transactions at the real assets business of French insurer AXA says the deal to acquire Kadans Science Partner is the outcome of interest in the sector that started more than a year ago.
3 min read · 27 November 2020
The country’s largest public pension has been exploring how it could increase its private equity exposure and begin committing to other asset classes, according to head of alternatives Per Olofsson.
2 min read · 04 November 2020
As covid-19 amplifies the exodus from big, expensive cities, institutional capital must decide if it wants to join the retreat or bet on a return.
10 min read · 02 November 2020
Private real estate’s institutional investors are increasingly attracted to the life sciences sector, writes James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.
2 min read · 28 October 2020
The massive transaction might have raised eyebrows for other firms, but as one consultant said ‘that’s just Blackstone being Blackstone.’
6 min read · 22 October 2020
Strained geopolitical relations have pushed Chinese foreign direct investment in private real estate to historic lows. Yet, as Arshiya Khullar finds, not all Chinese investors are stopping their activities in the West.
10 min read · 12 October 2020
