Debt

Recapitalizations seen driving 2025 transaction activity

Lenders and borrowers need to come to terms with more than $2trn of near-term maturities, according to attendees at the CRE Finance Council conference in January.

C-PACE hits a $10bn milestone as real estate navigates ESG backlash

On The PERE Podcast, Randy Plavajka, Guelda Voien and Lucy Scott discuss the evolution of the green financing mechanism and the industry’s attitudes toward decarbonization.

PGIM Real Estate secures 60% of its target for Asia Fund V

The firm is also in the market with its Australia debt vehicle, which is expected to reach a final close at the end of 2025.

Blackstone raises $8bn for fifth debt fund, matching predecessor

The New York manager picked up large commitments from CalPERS and the UK’s Border to Coast Partnership in addition to other public pensions.

Back leverage is changing the game for alternative debt funds

On The PERE Podcast, REC Europe’s Dan Cunningham and PERE Credit’s Sam Rowan and Randy Plavajka discuss a sea change in private credit and what it means for the market.

Oxford Properties’ green new deal

Tina Pristovsek and Hala El Akl of Oxford Properties explain why borrowers’ energy emissions data should be mission critical for lenders.

Blue Owl: Focusing on capital solutions in real assets

Marc Zahr, co-president of Blue Owl Capital and global head of real assets, discusses disciplined real asset strategies and opportunities for growth in a year marked by rising interest rates and inflation.

KSL on navigating a tough fundraising environment amid economic headwinds

Eric Resnick, chief executive officer of KSL, says geopolitical and financial uncertainty can be overcome with long-term strategy and operational strength in the year ahead.

‘Scale matters’: Apollo’s Bridge deal shakes up the debt and equity markets

In this episode of The PERE Podcast, Lucy Scott, Greg Dool, Samantha Rowan and Daniel Cunningham discuss private real estate’s latest mega-merger.