Borrowers

Columbia Property Trust has sold its 653,000 sq ft office property in Baltimore, Maryland and will use the proceeds to repay a $119 million short-term bridge loan and borrowings on its unsecured credit facility.

Thailand’s Golden Ventures REIT aims to raise 10 billion baht ($283 million; €258 million) to invest in the leasehold rights of two Grade A office buildings in Bangkok’s prime area. The REIT was set up by Univentures and Golden Land, two of Thailand’s major property developers.

TPG has acquired the majority of a $2.5bn portfolio of high-yield real estate loans from Deutsche Bank’s Special Situations Group, taking along with it a team of 11 origination and risk management professionals. The private equity firm, through a newly-formed REIT called TPG Real Estate Finance Trust (TRT), acquired a 75% stake in the existing portfolio, and it has raised $750m in capital from institutional investors for new loan originations. Deutsche Bank retains a 25% interest.