NEW YORK, Dec. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), Manhattan’s largest office landlord, today announced that a Canadian institutional investor has committed to anchor the SLG Opportunistic Debt Fund with a $250.0 million commitment. The investor has been ranked among the world’s largest institutional investors that manages public and parapublic pension plans and insurance programs.
“A world class investor and the ideal anchor has been secured for the SLG Opportunistic Debt Fund,” said Harrison Sitomer, Chief Investment Officer at SL Green. “We look forward to deploying SL Green’s fully integrated platform and New York market expertise to capitalize on a robust pipeline of investment opportunities at attractive risk-adjusted returns. We appreciate our anchor partner’s support and are excited to welcome additional best-in-class investors to the fund in the coming weeks.”
The SLG Opportunistic Debt Fund, which launched earlier this year, will seek to capitalize on current capital markets dislocation through structured debt investments in high-quality New York City commercial assets. The SLG Opportunistic Debt Fund will originate new loans and/or purchase existing loans, loan portfolios and controlling CMBS securities.
About SL Green Realty Corp.
SL Green Realty Corp., Manhattan’s largest office landlord, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is focused primarily on acquiring, managing and maximizing value of Manhattan commercial properties. As of September 30, 2024, SL Green held interests in 55 buildings totaling 31.8 million square feet. This included ownership interests in 28.1 million square feet of Manhattan buildings and 2.8 million square feet securing debt and preferred equity investments.
SLG Opportunistic Debt Fund Disclaimer
An investment in the Fund involves a high degree of risk, is suitable only for sophisticated investors and requires the financial ability and willingness to accept the high risks and lack of liquidity inherent in an investment in the Fund. This press release is not an offer to sell to any person, or a solicitation to any person to buy, securities. To invest in the Fund, each prospective limited partner will be required to execute certain other documents and prior to making any investment in the Fund, such documents should be reviewed carefully.
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