Borrowers Must Prove Their CRE Loans Are Worth Saving, Finds Mercury Capital Partners White Paper
Why this matters
Capital markets activity continues to be defined by the rotation from bank balance sheets to non-bank lenders. Private credit funds have raised record dry powder; banks have tightened CRE underwriting standards for the sixth consecutive quarter. The result is a market where well-sponsored deals clear, and marginal credit pays a meaningful spread to do so. Deal flow into Tampa continues to reflect this bifurcated lending environment, with mezzanine and preferred equity layers increasingly part of standard cap stacks. For LPs, the allocation conversation has shifted decisively toward real estate debt, with equity allocations being deployed more selectively into operator-led platforms.
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- Disclosed capital deal value tracked in October 2026: $19.2B across 41 reported transactions.
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