Real estate debt

Chinese developers need wider source of debt funding – report

China’s real estate markets are betraying liquidity concerns as sales volumes decrease and operations are delayed.

Benefit Street Partners acquires real estate portfolios from Broadstone

The deal transfers management of two real estate funds to BSP including investment professionals and salespeople.

Investors ditching corporate loans for real asset debt – report

Investors are seeking out lower-risk alternatives to existing fixed income and real asset equity exposure, according to investment consultant bfinance.

Investor intentions signal opportunity for debt fund lenders

Strong institutional demand for more risk plays into the hands of non-bank property lenders.

UK’s Venn agrees real estate debt joint venture with Singapore’s ARA

The deal will see ARA take a majority stake in Venn and assist with its expansion.

Why ICG-Longbow is raising its largest senior debt fund yet

The real estate debt fund manager has raised £500m by first close for its fourth senior property lending vehicle.

CBRE data: Debt terms shift in favour of borrowers

Investment volumes have picked up, and shifts in pricing are favouring borrowers.

A wake-up call from retail covenant breaches

Shopping centre owners are falling foul of their debt terms, forcing lenders to consider the most effective response

ICG-Longbow to focus on alternatives as it seeks to deploy £928m debt fund

Through its latest vehicle, focused primarily on investing in whole loans secured against UK commercial property, the firm has already committed £455m across 10 transactions.

PDI 50: The real assets difference

Real assets are a large but often hidden part of the private debt world.