Samantha Rowan
Lee Levy, senior managing director and head of debt, joins the firm from Goldman Sachs.
The firm believes the best way to alleviate the housing shortage is to fund best-in-class developers.
There will be several chapters to the story of the office sector's next recovery, says global chief investment officer David Steinbach.
The Santa Monica, California-based company received a commitment from London-based investment manager Triple Point that will allow it to significantly scale its business.
When there is a dearth of capital for a sector, that could signal a time to look at the asset class more closely, said Peter Gordon, head of US commercial real estate debt.
The financing, which comprises a construction loan and C-PACE financing, will be used to develop the second phase of a mixed-use project in Darien, Connecticut.
Amit Rustgi, who joins from PIMCO, will focus on credit opportunities across sectors.
A factor to consider when looking at the US multifamily market is an eventual decline in interest rates.
The New York-based lender is funding the construction of a new 477-unit, Class A rental building with ground-floor retail.
Barings is taking a measured approach as the commercial real estate market takes the first steps toward a recovery.