Pramerica raises €820m for fourth property debt fund
By Bridging Loan Directory
Pramerica Real Estate Investors has raised €820m of equity for its latest real estate debt fund, increasing the size of its European debt platform to more than €2bn according to IP Real Estate.
The PRECap IV fund, which will aim to generate returns of 13-17% by investing in junior debt secured against European property, has attracted capital from institutional investors from Europe, North America and the Middle East.
APG, the largest pension fund asset manager in the Netherlands, has provided some of the equity, having invested in previous debt funds managed by Pramerica, including PRECap III.
In April, Pramerica announced it raised €260m for PRECap III, an amount that could be doubled “once the initial tranche [is] successfully invested”.
Today, Pramerica revealed it raised the full €520m for PRECap III and completed 30 debt investments worth approximately €1bn since 2010.
Andrew Radkiewicz, co-head of Europe at Pramerica, said the latest capital raising showed “the level of investor interest due to strong risk-adjusted returns”.
PRECap IV will focus on office, retail, industrial and residential properties in the UK and Germany, with deals ranging in size from €10m to €100m.
Pramerica said: “There remains a significant opportunity for providers of junior debt for the acquisition or refinancing of assets with good underlying property fundamentals, but for which traditional senior and other lenders are unable or unwilling to provide full financing.”
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