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Hot office debate: ‘Not a dirty word’ vs ‘no, no, no, no’

Industry executives agree on a positive outlook for US real estate, but not on whether the upswing will include the out-of-favor sector.

Goldman holds final close for latest real estate credit fund

West Street Real Estate Credit Partners IV will have more than $7bn of lending capacity.

TPG to step up real estate deployment with $15bn of dry powder

Included in the firm’s arsenal of capital is $2.5bn raised for two Asia real estate funds following its acquisition of Angelo Gordon.

Brookfield’s Teskey: ‘This was the best Q1 fundraising quarter we’ve ever had’

Among the $20bn raised by the Toronto-based firm during the period was $2.2bn for its fifth flagship real estate fund, BSREP V.

Ares’ Phillips: ‘We are beginning to see signs of a market recovery’

The Los Angeles-based firm expects to bring to market the latest iterations of its European and US value-add real estate funds this year.

Investors want their real estate chiefs to have debt expertise too

A trend of institutional investors elevating credit-focused executives is a natural and predictable mirror of what is happening with managers.

DOWNLOAD: Q1 2024 fundraising remains at a 12-year low

With only $19.8bn raised, the first quarter of 2024 recorded the lowest Q1 fundraising amount since 2011 when $15.2bn was corralled.

Blue Owl’s Zahr outlines private credit growth ambitions

The manager will be looking to originate its own loans, pursue securitized deals and acquire loans from traditional lenders as part of its real estate debt roadmap.

RED 50 managers shrug off market woes

The largest real estate debt managers once again outperformed in a nightmare year for real estate fundraising.

Arrow Global Group on grazing at the granular level

Smaller real estate assets can often be acquired at very favorable values, offering multiple exit ramps, says Arrow Global Group’s Zach Vaughan.