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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

KREF

2025 Q3

Financial Services

European Real Estate Credit Platform Launch and First Loan

In October, KREF closed its first European real estate credit loan, secured by a 92.5% occupied light industrial portfolio in France.
This European transaction demonstrates the company's strategic expansion and ability to leverage KKR's global resources.
Over the past two years, KREF has been building its European platform, originating over $2.5 billion in assets.
The European market offers opportunities for larger portfolios and multi-jurisdictional deals, contrasting with the U.S. market.
The European loans are structurally similar to U.S. loans in terms of quality and sponsor profile, with comparable spreads and ROE potential.
This expansion signifies a key strategic move to diversify geographic risk and tap into new market opportunities.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

KREF

2025 Q2

Financial Services

3mo

GAAP Net Loss

$35 million

For the second quarter of 2025, we reported a GAAP net loss of $35 million or negative $0.53 per share.

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc.

TRTX

2025 Q2

Financial Services

2mo

Market Opportunity Driven by Bank Pullback in Direct Lending

Market conditions created an excellent window for TRTX to capitalize on widening loan spreads, especially as banks continued their reluctance to engage in direct lending.
TRTX executed 7 new loans totaling $696 million during the quarter, with a weighted average loan-to-value ratio of 68%.
The market backdrop allowed TRTX to leverage its dry powder and stable liability structure for attractive risk-adjusted returns.

TrustCo Bank Corp NY

TRST

2025 Q2

Financial Services

3mo

Strategic Capital Deployment for Lending in Favorable Rate Environment

TrustCo's strategy over recent years has been to amass capital specifically to lend out during periods of favorable interest rates.
The company has capitalized on rising loan demand and competitive borrowing conditions to increase lending activities.
This approach has supported margin expansion and loan growth, with a focus on community lending.

First Foundation Inc.

FFWM

2025 Q2

Financial Services

2mo

Strategic Balance Sheet Optimization through CRE Loan Sales and Securitizations

Executed $377 million CRE loan sale in April and $481 million securitization in June, reducing CRE concentration from over 600% to 365% of regulatory capital.
Plan to complete an additional securitization before year-end, aiming to fully exit the CRE held-for-sale portfolio by 2025.
Balance sheet actions limited positive impact on net interest income but expected to improve net interest margin (NIM) to 1.8%-1.9% by end of 2025.
Focus on reducing CRE concentration to mitigate volatility and enhance earnings stability.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

ARI

2025 Q2

Financial Services

2mo

Significant Capital Reinvestment and Portfolio Growth Strategy

Committed $1.4 billion in new loans in Q2, totaling $2 billion year-to-date, indicating aggressive reinvestment of capital received from repayments.
Portfolio value increased by 12% from the previous quarter to approximately $8.6 billion.
Focus on redeploying capital into new loans to avoid cash drag and diversify the portfolio across US and Europe.
Potential for portfolio size to grow beyond $10 billion through continued focus asset management and leverage.

Veris Residential, Inc.

VRE

2025 Q2

Financial Services

3mo

Accelerated Non-Strategic Asset Sales and Early Debt Reduction

Veris Residential has executed or completed approximately $450 million of non-strategic asset sales year-to-date, surpassing the initial target of $300-$500 million by 2026.
Recent sales include Signature Place in New Jersey for $85 million and 145 Front Street in Worcester for $122 million, both at a cap rate of 5.1%.
Additional binding contracts for $180 million in sales are expected to close soon, supporting the goal to reduce leverage to below 9x by 2026.
The asset sales are primarily aimed at deleveraging the balance sheet and reducing debt costs, with a focus on smaller assets and land.

Kite Realty Group Trust

KRG

2025 Q2

Financial Services

2mo

Record High Leasing Spreads and Organic Rent Growth Potential

Blended cash leasing spreads in Q2 reached 17%, the highest in 5 years.
Non-option renewal leasing spreads nearly 20% in Q2 and 16% over 12 months.
Leasing pipeline remains strong with 11 anchor leases in Q2, including Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.
Portfolio demonstrates significant mark-to-market potential with organic rent growth and embedded escalators of 3.4%.
Management emphasizes willingness to trade short-term earnings disruption for long-term tenancy upgrades.

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

RNR

2025 Q2

Financial Services

3mo

Strategic Growth and Diversification of Underwriting Portfolio

RenaissanceRe has significantly diversified and grown its underwriting portfolio, including constructing its largest net retained property catastrophe portfolio to date.
80% of recent premiums in Florida were at private terms above market rates, indicating strategic positioning and premium quality.
The company is expanding across classes, leveraging scale to secure better-than-market terms, especially in property catastrophe, casualty, and specialty lines.

KeyCorp

KEY

2025 Q2

Financial Services

3mo

KeyCorp's Robust Loan Growth and Pipeline Strength in 2025

Achieved full-year plan to grow commercial loans by approximately $3 billion in 2025, with backlogs in institutional and middle market segments continuing to build.
Commercial loan growth was broad-based across industries and regions, driven by new client acquisitions.
Loan growth is expected to be supported by strong pipelines and active client engagement, with a focus on sectors like renewables, affordable housing, healthcare, and public sector.
Guidance anticipates continued C&I loan growth, with some offset from CRE and residential mortgage paydowns, and potential upside from CapEx and bonus depreciation.

KKR & Co. Inc.

KKR

2025 Q2

Financial Services

2mo

KKR's Record High Fee-Related Earnings and Margin Improvement

KKR reported fee-related earnings of $0.98 per share and total operating earnings of $1.33 per share, the highest in its history as a public company.
Management fees increased 18% year-over-year to $996 million, driven by Americas XIV and broader fundraising initiatives.
Fee-related performance revenues grew 45% year-over-year to $54 million, mainly due to offshore Infrastructure K-Series performance allocation.
FRE margin improved by 360 basis points to 69%, reflecting operational leverage and strong fee growth.
Over the last 12 months, FRE per share increased 33%, demonstrating durability and long-term growth in fee streams.

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