fundraising

Debt strategies will continue to play an important role in the coming years, despite the volume of capital raised for property credit funds dropping sharply in 2018.

Capital raised for real estate debt funds with a European focus fell to $5.74bn last year – down 46% from its 2017 high, Real Estate Capital data show.

Real estate debt is a “great place to hide out” at this stage of the cycle, attendees at JLL’s UK predictions event heard.

Capital raised for real estate debt funds globally in 2018 fell precipitously after peaking at $39bn the previous year.

In today’s European real estate debt fundraising environment, managers need to work hard to attract investors and meet their expectations. David Turner finds out how they are doing it.

The creation of a central debt platform has paved the way for the German insurer to raise capital from third-parties.

Global real estate debt fundraising has recovered from post-crisis lows and is now far more diverse than it was 10 years ago.

Europe’s biggest private real estate institutional investor plans to raise third-party capital from the second half of next year for a credit-focused vehicle.

The US offers stable loan underwriting standards and an opportunity for debt funds to take back market share from banks, which have lent more in recent quarters.