_Economy and Finance

Renshaw Bay wins mandate to run £350m real estate debt fund 11 Oct 2013 UK – Investment manager Renshaw Bay has won a mandate from life and pensions insurer Guardian Financial Services to run a £350m (€412m) commercial real estate debt fund. http://www.ipe.com/news/renshaw-bay-wins-mandate-to-run-350m-real-estate-debt-fund_58379.php

http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2012-08-22/renshaw-bay-has-made-its-debut-in-real-estate-debt?ea9c8a2de0ee111045601ab04d673622 Renshaw Bay launches real estate debt fund Mike Foster 22 Aug 2012 Renshaw Bay, the investment boutique led by former JP Morgan banker Bill Winters, has launched its first fund, offering investors the opportunity to invest in real estate debt.

Real estate debt funds still at 'embryonic' stage Sarah Krouse 23 May 2013 Property debt funds are stepping in to replace banks as a source of lending, but real estate experts say the process is still at a very early stage of development. http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2013-05-23/real-estate-debt-funds-in-embryonic-stage

Capital targeted by Europe-focused real estate debt funds up 335% from a year ago BY: TIMOTHY POLLARD PUBLISHED: MAY 20, 2013 According to data tracked by Preqin, there are currently 19 Europe-focused real estate debt funds in the market targeting commitments of €10 billion ($12.8 billion) - compared to just €2.3 billion ($2.9 billion) a year ago. The increase is driven by institutional investors' increased appetite for real estate debt, as the number of new fund searches increased significantly from a year ago. Among new fund searches in the first-quarter of 2013, 27% were targeting real estate debt funds, compared with 8% in the first quarter of 2012. http://www.pionline.com/article/20130520/CHARTOFDAY/130529999