Eugenia Jimenez

The pricing of the US manager’s latest debt facility is tied to performance measures, including its success in making its portfolio company boards more diverse.

Panelists at PERE’s Debt & Financing Forum said linking debt pricing to pre-agreed sustainability targets can encourage borrowers to stick to business plans.

One of Europe’s best-known real estate managers is launching a debt strategy. Dan Pottorff, left, who has been hired to run it, and company chief executive Ian Laming tell us why.

Ali Otmar of Tristan Capital Partners and Ben Eppley of Apollo Global Management discuss the transaction, which Otmar says required the 'extreme end of flexibility.'

The French manager will add high-yield lending to its repertoire as it aims to double the holdings of the newly combined platform.

Property finance veteran Natalie Howard is building a new credit business. She tells us why organisations like Schroders are the ‘natural fillers’ of real estate’s funding gap.

Market sources say non-bank lenders dominate the financing of such schemes as they look for returns in parts of the market underserved by traditional banks.

The head of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies in Europe will take on Amy Klein Aznar’s role at LaSalle as she becomes executive chair of the business.

The property manager will target senior loans across a range of UK commercial real estate sectors for terms of up to 50 years.

Debt providers are seeking exposure to a sector thriving in the covid-era.