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Newground Capital 222% YoY AUM Growth & Expands to Melbourne
- Published December 20, 2017 12:00AM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Company Updates
2017 was a year of growth and milestones for Newground Capital in its pursuit to become a leading real estate private debt and equity investor.
Noteworthy highlights include:
- 222% YoY AUM growth across $268m total project value across 17 individual financing facilities.
- First institutional mandate signed
- Appointment of ex ANZ Executive Stephen Hall as Head of Real Estate Finance
- Expanded footprint into Melbourne complimenting existing Sydney & Brisbane offices
- Reviewed 90 genuine transactions worth over $2.5b
- 2018 deal pipe includes childcare, fuel, medical, mixed-use and residential projects
The Australian real estate lending market is expected to remain challenging in 2018 with the major banks continuing to reduce exposures to CRE debt in response to various market, regulatory and political pressures.
Newground is well placed to capitalise on the market conditions providing developers with flexible funding solutions whilst also delivering exceptional risk adjusted returns to private capital looking for defensive investment alternatives.
About Newground Capital
Newground Capital invest in compelling opportunistic and value-add real estate investments with a clear exit strategy and attractive risk adjusted return. Newground Capital manage capital on behalf of both Private and Institutional investors located across the globe. The Executive team has 100+ years of combined track record in successfully acquiring, fixing and exiting over $3B in level real estate investments across several sectors.