Goldman Sachs’ newly originated loan on the retail component of 680 Madison Avenue in New York demonstrates the changing opportunity set for the sector.
The Toronto-based manager secured the refinancing package from Morgan Stanley among other lenders.
The firm’s credit platform manages whole loans, Freddie Mac products, preferred equity investments and mezzanine loans.
The firm sees the need to educate its investor base about the opportunities in real estate debt.
The co-architect of the Toronto-based manager’s real estate credit platform, Andrea Balkan, is departing after 22 years with the firm.
Barings is taking a measured approach as the commercial real estate market takes the first steps toward a recovery.
The firm hired Needham Point Capital co-founders Jeremy Burton and Tristine Lim to lead Blue Light Credit.
The firm is delving into the role public and private strategies play in institutional investor portfolios.
BXMT borrowers will be able to use agency financing through M&T’s Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac platforms.
Robert Neighoff, a portfolio manager at Mariner Investment Group, is tracking opportunity in new issue conduit and SASB paper.