LeBruin launches new senior debt fund in Irish market

LeBruin, a leading corporate finance and debt advisory provider, has today launched Origin Capital, a new senior debt funding provider to the Irish commercial real estate market.

Origin Capital is a joint venture between LeBruin and certain investment funds managed by Tricadia Capital Management, LLC, a New York-based investment firm with approximately $4bn in assets under management.

Origin Capital has a mandate to provide €100m of commercial property investment finance in the coming months.

Focussing on €3m – €15m transactions, the new entity is aiming to provide an alternative to traditional funding options by offering clients the opportunity to deal directly with experienced decision makers, who will take a flexible, common sense approach to lending.

According to Chief Executive Ross Metcalfe, “Origin Capital has been launched to meet what we believe is a strong need for funding in the Irish Commercial Real Estate market. Currently many borrowers are reliant on the pillar banks to provide funding and we believe Origin Capital will provide a real alternative for professional property owners.”

Although officially launched today, Origin Capital is currently in discussions regarding a substantial number of transactions, and has a robust pipeline of future funding opportunities.

Continues Metcalfe, “Our initial fund is €100m in size, but a number of investment firms have already expressed an interest in providing additional funding to Origin Capital in anticipation of ongoing demand within the market”.

Origin Capital has been established as a separate entity to LeBruin, and the two businesses will operate independently. For more information on Origin Capital, please visit www.origincapital.ie or click here to follow Origin Capital on LinkedIn.

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About LeBruin

LeBruin is a leading Corporate Finance and Debt Advisory firm based in Dublin, Ireland. With offices in Dublin and London, LeBruin has a track record in delivering for clients in the areas of Funding, Debt Management and Debt Restructuring.

Independent and working only for its clients, LeBruin specialises in matching clients with new sources of funding, delivering effective solutions in the form of senior debt and equity finance across a range of business sectors. LeBruin has strong relationships with both traditional and non-traditional lenders in Ireland, the UK and USA. LeBruin also works with a number of equity funds who have a keen appetite to invest in projects, enabling us to meet our clients’ refinancing needs.

In addition, LeBruin facilitates debt restructuring agreements with NAMA, the banks and other creditors. In total, LeBruin has restructured over €6.5 billion of debt and has raised over €10 billion in new debt and equity for its clients since inception.

In April 2015, LeBruin launched a subsidiary, Origin Capital, a senior debt fund focussed on the Irish commercial property market.

Martin Robinson
Head of Marketing
LeBruin
Tel: + 353 1 281 5250
martinrobinson@lebruinprivate.com