
Real Estate
Real Estate Debt
Our team invests in loans secured by institutional-quality commercial real estate in strategic locations in North America and Europe using our broad direct origination capabilities and deep credit expertise.
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Investment Philosophy
Barings’ full spectrum of real estate lending capabilities enhances our market presence and generates opportunities across various sectors, styles and the capital structure. This approach gives us the unique ability to assess relative value globally across the real estate spectrum.
Our Value Add
- Information Advantage: Our presence in the local markets where we transact provides real-time feedback and trend monitoring, while collaboration with our real estate equity platform provides additional data-driven insights into pricing and trend visibility
- Global Sourcing: A team of dedicated real estate debt origination professionals across the globe leverages our existing network of sourcing relationships to create significant deal flow from which to select attractive opportunities
- Disciplined Credit: A repeatable investment process combines local screening and centralized oversight by our cross-functional investment committee to ensure consistent credit criteria are applied to each potential investment
- Alignment: Our parent company, MassMutual, has invested capital through multiple market cycles alongside our clients
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2023 Global Real Estate Outlook
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2023 Outlook: Global Real Estate
In this roundtable discussion, our experts across real estate debt and equity discuss how they are navigating today’s challenges and weigh in on where investors can turn to find attractive returns.

2023 Global Real Estate Outlook
Barings experts in the U.S. and Europe discuss the risks and opportunities for commercial real estate debt and equity heading into 2023.