Lending

Kennedy Wilson has steadily built its real estate debt platform alongside its global equity presence ahead of its privatization by the Canadian manager.

As distressed office properties continue to reach resolutions, lenders see financing opportunities amid increasing sale transactions. 

The firm is looking to expand the scope of its real estate debt business to more categories in 2026, such as build-to-rent. 

BXMT reported positive investment and performance metrics, including an increase in performing loans and capital deployment in Q4 2025.

Tidal Real Estate Partners will use the financing for the development of The Nashville EDITION, a hotel and residential development.

The firm struck a near-split between refinancing and acquisition deals across $4.5bn of loan commitments in 2025 across North America and Europe.

The strategy is increasingly finding its place in commercial real estate portfolios.

Real estate private credit managers are capitalizing on the opportunity set around the US housing shortage.

The investment manager approved data center loans last year, but its activity was largely focused on logistics and living rather than financing data center technology.

An attractive balance of risk and return in the mid-market is seeing many lenders shift their attention away from larger transactions to more defensible deals.