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The firm hopes to provide mezzanine and preferred equity financing for sponsors in its target markets which are facing short-term capital challenges.

Brookfield raises concerns about Signature Bank loan portfolio sale; US Congress proposes legislation to boost workforce housing creation; lenders say the clock is ticking for borrowers with near-term maturities; and more in today’s Term Sheet, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

While the change in sponsor attitude has not yet been reflected in transaction volume, market participants are pointing to anecdotal situations over the past 30 to 60 days which shed light on the shift.

Dallas manager and New Jersey industrial specialist look to scale investment products, institutional investor base and technology through transaction.

Just 21 funds were raised in the first three quarters of 2023, compared with 51 for full year 2022.

He launches real estate investment management firm Makarora to capitalize on current market opportunities.

While commercial real estate lending activity is down, the opposite is true for insurance company lenders, which are finding places to expand their platforms despite a slow market.

Related Companies and Blackstone are among reported bidders for the failed bank’s commercial and multifamily lending portfolios.

Times of dislocation have proven to be times of innovation for the founders of five commercial real estate platforms.

More family office investors are looking at short-term lending opportunities as the line between debt and equity becomes more blurred.