Oliver Smiddy
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers and Norges Bank Investment Management ‘s new joint venture will be able to underwrite senior loans of up to €600m.
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The firm is targeting €150 million for its first healthcare-focused debt fund, which launched last September.
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The firm, better known for its equity investing in commercial real estate, is looking to invest up to £1bn in UK CRE debt each year via a new vehicle.
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Real estate finance lawyer and trade body veteran Peter Cosmetatos has joined the European association as its chief executive.
Critics of the private equity industry often point to its aggressive use of leverage, and there is no shortage of struggling companies to cite as examples of the perils of over-gearing. But if you thought the industry had gone cold-turkey when it comes to gearing, a new report suggests otherwise, at least on one side of the Atlantic. It bodes ill for the future.
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The German CRE debt-focused fund manager has followed its recent investment in New York’s Empire State Building with a similar investment in London.
PDI asks Adamas Asset Management's Conor MacNamara about his firm's fundraising and how he perceives the Asian market at present.
Two fundraising closes last month demonstrated the importance of track record and momentum when raising capital. Oliver Smiddy reports.
The PDI Launch Party Oliver 2013-10-02 Smiddy Almost 200 of the private debt industry’s great and good gathered in London last month to celebrate the official launch of this publication. Kindly hosted by SJ Berwin at their London offices, the event began with a panel discussion before a cha
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The US real estate financing firm is looking to raise more than three times the amount garnered by its second fund in 2010.