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
Milestone recapitalised with equity from Barings, Partners Group
Barings-led recapitalisation helps US transportation equipment provider raise over $1bn
Illinois SURS invests with Pantheon Ventures for infrastructure
UK value-add investor Praxis sells 310 St Vincent Street for £20m
KKR invests in 400 Summer Street JV in Boston Seaport
Chancerygate, Northwood Investors to target UK logistics projects
Blackstone to buy Condor Hospitality’s entire portfolio for $305m
Florida SBA buys US manufactured housing portfolio in $187m deal
Antirion acquires stake in Tour Saint-Gobain skyscraper in Paris
Brookfield invests in US logistics via Elion Partners
Macquarie invests in Q-Energy's 50MW Spanish solar plant
