Oliver Smiddy

There is a choice of four different events on the day, from a SuperSprint ideal for newcomers to triathlon, to a relay pitched to satisfy inter-firm rivalries. 

We talk to the head of CVC Credit Partners and Impetus-PEF trustee about his involvement with the triathlon.

AnaCap, HIG and Deutsche Bank have acquired a portfolio of nonperforming and underperforming loans in Romania’s biggest deal of its kind - one that suggests investment groups are looking further afield for attractive opportunities.

The Dallas-based group and investment bank JPMorgan are poised to acquire a €4.3bn CRE loan portfolio put up for sale by Commerzbank, according to reports.

The London-headquartered asset manager also has hired Lynn Gilbert from Renshaw Bay to lead origination activity.

The London-based firm is understood to be aiming for around $600 million in commitments for the new fund.

The real estate group has appointed Australia-based Martin Priestly to launch a debt origination and loan servicing business in the Asia-Pacific region.

AXA Real Estate Investment Managers and Norges Bank Investment Management ‘s new joint venture will be able to underwrite senior loans of up to €600 million.

The firm, better known for its equity investing in commercial real estate, is looking to invest up to £1bn in UK CRE debt each year via a new vehicle.

The US real estate financing firm is looking to raise more than three times the amount garnered by its second fund in 2010.