strategies

The consultancy has hired former JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank real estate banker Birju Shah to lead a combined debt and equity unit.

The Toronto-based alternative asset manager will now expand its product offerings stateside following the take-private transaction.

Among the past week’s most noteworthy items, Link Group’s latest debt survey found that most UK debt providers expect to increase loan originations in 2021 despite the persisting pandemic.

A €296m construction financing in the German capital, led by Deutsche Hypo, was among the week’s more eye-catching items.

The Canadian pension investor’s expansion efforts including doubling its lending book in the coming years.

The London-based asset manager, which has a special situations background, is raising for a senior property loans strategy.

The debt specialist will lead a new dedicated strategy to invest in real estate credit opportunities globally.

The Chicago-based broker is poised to close on a deal to acquire the London-based capital advisory firm of Anthony Biddulph, Nick Ridgewell and Luca Giangolini.

Real estate finance specialists expect debt providers to work with sponsors to tackle troubled loan situations in one of their predictions for the year ahead.

The former Torchlight Investors partner has joined the real estate debt specialist as senior managing director and co-head of capital raising.