Sidley Represents Bonaccord Capital in Minority Investment in Prime Finance

Sidley represented Bonaccord Capital Partners (Bonaccord) in the acquisition of a minority interest in Prime Finance, a leading commercial real estate credit platform. With over US$15 billion in assets under management, Prime Finance invests across multiple real estate credit strategies including originating floating-rate, non-recourse bridge loans, investing in special situations real estate-related capital structures, and acquiring CMBS B-pieces. Bonaccord focuses on providing growth capital to leading middle market alternative asset managers across private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets globally.

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