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.
AUM
Inception Date
Vehicle Types
Commingled Fund
Participation/Co-Investment
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
Portfolio Managers
Nasir Alamgir
Peter Cerrato, CFA
Benjamin Mathias, CFA
Sam Mellor
Paul Pokorney
Justin Preftakes
Benjamin Silver
Daron Tubian
Elvin Velez
Recent Transactions
Office/Life-Science
Construction
San Francisco, CA
April 2021
Office/Life-Science
Core Plus
Somerville, MA
October 2021
Office
Core
Dallas, TX
May 2021
Industrial
Core
Kansas City, MO
May 2017
Residential
Construction
Brooklyn, NY
February 2021
Residential
Core Plus
Austin, TX
June 2021
Residential
Core
Charleston, SC
November 2021
Hotel
Value Add
Nashville, TN
May 2020
Logistics/Industrial
Debt
Ireland
2021
Student Accommodation
Debt
U.K.
2020
Residential
Debt
Germany
2019
Logistics/Industrial
Debt
Spain
2019
Office
Debt
Netherlands
2019
Logistics/Industrial
Debt
U.K.
2018
Office
Debt
U.K.
2017
Hotel
Debt
U.K.
2017
Related Viewpoints
European Real Estate: Darkest, Then a New Dawn?
The year ahead likely marks the trough in the property cycle, which will have implications for investment outperformance for years to come. The Barings Real Estate team discusses.
European Real Estate Debt: Why Now?
Against a backdrop of decades-high inflation and rising rates, real estate debt is worth considering—especially given the potential for attractive returns, duration risk mitigation, and diversification.