Whether distress commercial real estate investors realize it or not, the various companies that C-III Capital Partners LLC is acquiring represents a milestone for this part of the industry. It is easy to see why the message—that is, growth in distressed asset transactions is coming—might be lost. After all, New York City-based C-III is intent on building out a diversified, full service real estate company.
However, the bottom line for distressed asset investors is indeed that C-III and other private equity-backed funds are acquiring special servicers and their assets and bringing complementary business lines to the table while they’re at it. They reason they’re moving into this space is because they see the business, and the fees they can generate from it, as finally poised for growth.
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Erika Morphy
Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.
