European Real Estate Debt
Investment approach
The Fiera European Real Estate Debt Strategy seeks to capitalise on the dislocation within the European commercial real estate debt market by providing bilaterally originated, senior secured real estate debt to institutional grade sponsors. The aim of the Strategy is to provide investors with attractive semi-annual dividends of >4% p.a. with capital preservation as the core overarching focus. This will be achieved by ensuring each senior debt investment benefits from first ranking security and tailored covenant packages with clearly defined pathways to exit.
The strategy is well positioned to capitalise on dislocation in the market, including the following factors:
- Market Fundamentals: There is a growing funding gap in European real estate private credit as regulatory pressures restrict the mainstream capital providers.
- Rising Interest Rates: An increased opportunity to lend on a core+ product, while still seeking target returns.
- Wall of Refinancing: An increased opportunity to lend on a core+ product, while still seeking target returns.
Target returns are not guaranteed. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss.
Key Characteristics
- Fund Type: Open-ended
- Geography: Pan-European
- Target Return: 10%+ Net IRR
- Sector: Agnostic
- Stability: Fixed rate returns and a contractual income stream
- Downside Protection: Senior secured debt at a 55% LTV
- Real Asset Security: Benefits from mortgages over real assets
- Diversity: Complimentary asset class to real estate equity with low correlation
- ESG: Article 8 strategy that has a Net-Zero Carbon pathway target of 2035