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There was little movement among the firms occupying the top spots in the PERE Credit 50, demonstrating the difficulty smaller managers can face in scaling their platforms.

A trend of institutional investors elevating credit-focused executives is a natural and predictable mirror of what is happening with managers.

Andrew Allen was appointed global chief investment officer at the London-based manager following Kiran Patel’s retirement last month.

The manager has acquired performing loans from the German bank in a landmark transaction.

The refinancing came as a package of senior loan and mezzanine debt.

The Tampa-based owner-operator raised more than $1bn for Sun Belt-focused multifamily investments.

The loan comes as lenders see a niche to provide financing to help sponsors complete projects.

West Street Real Estate Credit Partners IV will have more than $7bn of lending capacity.

The Tokyo-based multinational bank provided the loan for a 25-asset industrial portfolio. 

The Paris-based bank is seeking to increase financing options for alternative lenders.