Macquarie makes €125m debt investment in Irish broadband firm SIRO
Macquarie’s loan is largest institutional component of SIRO’s €620m debt financing package
UK lockdown impedes property lending activity – survey
Defaulted loans increased from 3.2% at the end of 2019 to 4.6% in December 2020
Investment: Private debt
Private debt has been increasingly sought after by pension funds and other institutional investors and the arguments for including real estate and infrastructure in private-debt allocations appear to be strong. In this report, we analyse why institutional investors are increasing allocation to real assets private debt. We also look at current opportunities in US real estate debt, and find out why infrastructure debt funds have continued to grow despite the pandemic.
Private debt: Everyone wants to be a lender
Institutional investors have been piling into private debt, and real assets form an important part of the story. Rachel Fixsen reports
Private debt: Crowded space for COVID opportunities in US real estate
Significant capital has been raised for US real estate debt funds, but an anticipated glut of opportunities has not materialised. Rachel Fixsen reports
Private debt: Infrastructure funds prospered through lockdown
Infrastructure debt funds have continued to grow despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Jennifer Bollen reports
UK real estate to see ‘across the board’ repricing and forced sales
Rapidly rising interest rates could push lenders to become ‘less forgiving’, experts warn
SWIB reviews $544m of potential commitments to real estate strategies
Madison International Realty to invest €75m in Norwegian housing platform
Arjun partners with Cervest to assess climate-related risks for infrastructure
Guest view: Forests or Food? Both!
Asian investor helps take Qualitas construction debt fund to A$1.2bn
Macquarie acquires 50% stake in Latin American airport operators
Principal makes second acquisition for European data centre fund
Brookfield energy fund to invest up to $2bn in Scout, Standard Solar
Savills IM takes major stake in UK affordable housing provider
