Samantha Rowan
The investment comes as the firm is carving out a niche in originating preferred equity to finance large-scale portfolio acquisitions.
The firm's model is to bring borrowers directly to lenders for a flat fee.
Hines Securities and iCapital will work with registered investment advisers and other financial professionals.
The firm is also looking at more platform-level acquisitions.
The firm wants to boost originations to about $1bn quarterly.
Borrowers, lenders and investors should stay focused on the potential impact of rising insurance costs.
The San Francisco company is raising capital for its third Opportunity Zone fund.
The US manager now invests more than $150bn on behalf of insurance companies.
The firm’s multifamily debt funds topped $3bn this year.
The retail-focused REIT was drowning in more than $3.5bn of debt prior to its June bankruptcy filing.