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The head of the Paris-headquartered private equity firm’s new property lending business says there is a clear need across Europe for such debt providers.
Although the pandemic made capital raising more complicated, the manager brought new investors into its latest debt vehicle and is now preparing a successor fund launch.
Following Starz Real Estate’s sourcing of Middle Eastern funding for its credit platform, the firm’s chief executive says the European lending market is increasingly attracting the interest of global investors.
Affiliate title PERE's Investor Perspectives 2022 Study tracks investor sentiment toward private real estate heading into the new year.
The Los Angeles-based manager is angling itself for another round of volatility, says Justin Guichard, co-portfolio manager of the platform.
The US-based firm sees significant mispricings that present opportunities to take short positions.
In bringing aboard €1.2bn for its Ardian Real Estate European Fund II, the Paris-based manager has raised more than 60% more than its 2018 debut vehicle.
The real estate investment arm of Prudential attracted first-time limited partners to the fund partly on strong past performance.
The alternative asset manager said investing in the UK specialist lender will accelerate its growth ambitions.
The London-based manager sees possibilities in hotels and ESG, Schroders' global head of real estate Sophie van Oosterom tells affiliate title PERE.