QuadReal has launched a £2.5 billion commercial real estate debt platform in the UK and Europe

QuadReal Property Group has expanded its commercial real estate debt platform in the UK and Ireland, targeting £2.5 billion in lending over the next three to five years. The expanded platform focuses solely on direct lending and will leverage the experience and connections of QuadReal’s London office and global team, along with strong relationships with US and Canadian-based institutional sponsors active across the UK and Europe.

The debt platform expansion represents a strategic extension of QuadReal’s North American lending success into European markets. The company will maintain direct control over all decision-making processes while building on its established track record and institutional sponsor relationships to identify and execute lending opportunities across the region.

“Platform expansion in the UK and Europe is a natural next step for QuadReal’s debt strategy and will build off the successes of our team in North America,” said Jonathan Dubois-Philips, president of international real estate at QuadReal. “Expanding our lending capabilities in the UK and European markets provides us with the opportunity to further diversify our portfolio and gain exposure to the attractive risk-adjusted returns these markets have to offer.”

The platform will focus on key sectors including multi-family, student housing, data centers, industrial, and self-storage properties, with an initial commitment strategy centered on the UK and Ireland before expanding more broadly across Europe. QuadReal plans to target construction, transitional, and stabilized loans to fill what it identifies as a current gap in the lending market.

“In alignment with QuadReal’s high conviction investment strategy and global experience, the expanded platform will focus on key sectors including multi-family, student housing, data centres, industrial and self-storage,” said Prashant Raj, managing director of debt investments at QuadReal. “The initial commitment strategy is centred on the UK and Ireland, and will expand more broadly in Europe, with a focus on construction, transitional and stabilised loans, filling a current gap in the lending market.”

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