Insurers

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As Barings Real Estate moves to expand its European lending activities, it plans to raise capital from outside its parent company’s resources.

Investing in the asset class overseas is not meeting the South Korean insurer’s target investment returns, according to Janghwan Lee, executive director and leader of the alternative investment team.

Despite Brexit uncertainty, debt originations increased by 27% following two years of no growth in new lending.

The creation of a central debt platform has paved the way for the German insurer to raise capital from third-parties.

The prospect of rising interest rates and the proliferation of buy-to-hold strategies are among the drivers of long-term loan deals.

The London-based real estate lending team is targeting debt investments in continental European markets.

Europe’s biggest private real estate institutional investor plans to raise third-party capital from the second half of next year for a credit-focused vehicle.

The German firm has adapted the structure and strategy of its real estate lending.