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Roundtable: Opportunities are slow to unfold in European real estate debt

A golden era for alternative real estate lenders has so far failed to get underway. But there are signs the machinery is becoming unclogged.

Mounting distress will invigorate the real estate transaction market

The impact of rising rates on borrowers has yet to catalyze a wave of distressed sales. But there are signs they are coming.

Ares’ Benjamin: ‘To get the business to the next step, I want a partner’

The firm’s co-heads of real estate talked about what drove leadership change at the top and what is next for the $49bn business.

ACORE Capital closes largest debt fund of 2024 to date

At a size of $1.4bn, ACORE Credit Partners II is also the joint fourth-largest private real estate fund closed globally so far this year.

ECB economist strikes note of calm on banks’ real estate exposure

A senior representative from the central bank played down the risks associated with banks’ commercial property exposure at the PERE Network Europe Forum this week.

Blue Owl Capital acquires Prima, hires GIC vet in private credit push

Jesse Hom will join the firm in June as it looks to expand its real estate presence amid bank lending pullback.

Blue Owl has made an unusual debut in the real estate debt space

While most managers opt either to hire star talent to build a new business or acquire an existing platform, the New York-based firm chose to do both.

Industry bodies troubled by central bank ‘assault’ on real estate in Europe

CREFC Europe, INREV and the Alternative Credit Council hit back at ECB warnings about risks posed by commercial real estate.

Former Cerberus executive joins GID Investment Advisers

The new recruit completes the Atlanta-based manager’s global hiring spree of senior capital raisers over the past year.

Multifamily can no longer be seen as a safe bet

Masked by the sector darling’s significant growth over the past four years, many miscalculations are now coming to a head.