Commercial Real Estate Bridge Loans

Short-Term Capital To Close, Stabilise And Refinance On Your Terms

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Targeted bridge financing for acquisitions, value-add plans, rescue refinancings and partner buyouts.


Where Bridge Loans Apply – Commercial Real Estate
Where Bridge Loans Apply
Commercial Real Estate Bridge Loan Use Cases
Acquisition And Take-Out Risk
You have a signed purchase and sale agreement and lender interest, but the permanent loan will not close in time or has conditions you cannot meet before completion. A bridge loan:
  • Funds up to an agreed loan-to-value based on purchase price or as-is value
  • Covers acquisition, closing costs and part of the capex where justified
  • Sets covenants that match the short term repositioning profile
  • Bakes in a clear path to refinance into senior debt once milestones are met
Value-Add, Lease-Up And Repositioning
The asset has upside but current income does not support long term senior terms. Bridge capital:
  • Finances acquisition plus a portion of works and leasing costs
  • Allows interest to be paid current or partially capitalised
  • Focuses on DSCR and value at stabilisation instead of current income only
  • Gives you 12–36 months to execute before the refinance event
Rescue Capital And Maturity Refinancing
Loan maturity is near, rates have moved, and the current lender will not extend on acceptable terms. A bridge loan:
  • Takes out the existing lender and cleans up arrears where justified
  • Resets covenants and structure around realistic business plan milestones
  • Creates time to stabilise, re-tenant or sell on a non-distressed basis
Partner Buyouts And Capital Stack Resets
You need to rationalise the shareholder base or clean up mezzanine pieces that are blocking refinancing. Bridge solutions can:
  • Fund sponsor or partner buyouts secured against property and equity
  • Refinance expensive mezzanine or preferred structures
  • Simplify the capital stack to prepare for a senior take-out
Our role is to match your bridge use case with lenders that understand the asset, the timing and the exit, and to structure terms that give you runway without losing discipline on downside protection.

Obi Adewale

MD, Commercial Real Estate Bridge Finance

Obi is based in New York and leads bridge loan mandates for sponsors acquiring, repositioning or refinancing assets under tight timelines. He has structured more than USD 3 billion in short term facilities across offices, multifamily, logistics and hospitality, including rescue refinancings, partner buyouts and portfolio-level bridge lines for repeat sponsors. Obi focuses on the credit story, business plan execution and exit feasibility, working with debt funds, private lenders and special situations desks to get complex Commercial Real Estate deals approved and closed.

Who This Service Is For

We work with serious Commercial Real Estate sponsors and buyers who have real deals and balance sheet commitment.


You are a fit if you are:

  • A sponsor acquiring or refinancing income-producing Commercial Real Estate with a defined business plan
  • A family office, independent sponsor or operating partner with a repeat strategy and pipeline
  • A buyer with a signed purchase and sale agreement or binding term sheet and equity committed
  • A borrower facing a refinancing event with a credible path to stabilisation or sale


You are not a fit if:

  • You do not have committed or verifiable equity
  • The transaction is still at concept stage without a property under control
  • You are looking for full loan guarantees without any underwriting or documentation
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