As institutional allocations to real estate have grown, Hodes Weill is seeing more focus on the underlying credit risk in some of the strategies being marketed to investors.
The Toronto-based firm has attracted $4bn in commitments from more than 50 investors for Brookfield Real Estate Finance Fund VI, twice as much as the second-biggest debt fund.
Large pools of capital have been raised for distressed strategies, but thanks to government support schemes, finding a home for it is proving a challenge.