QuadReal, a Canada-based real estate investment group with circa $94bn in assets under management, will have direct control over all decision making.

The expanded platform will focus solely on direct lending and leverage the experience and connections of QuadReal’s London office and global team as well as QuadReal’s relationships with both US and Canadian-based institutional sponsors.

“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.

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“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.”

Prashant Raj, managing director of debt investments at QuadReal, added: “In alignment with QuadReal’s high conviction investment strategy and global experience, the expanded platform will focus on key sectors including multifamily, student housing, data centres, industrial and self-storage.

“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.”