Australian pension fund AustralianSuper aims to grow its A$30 billion portfolio of real estate and infrastructure assets to up to A$65 billion by mid-2023, Reuters reported, citing Jason Peasley, the fund's head of mid-risk assets.
Peasley said during a conference appearance that the A$140 billion superannuation fund is interested in extending loans of up to A$500 million per asset for commercial and residential property developments in the U.S., U.K. and Australia.
Peasley said the fund has the "ability to play across the capital structure" in the U.S. property market, adding that AustralianSuper is looking at deploying mezzanine and second-lien debt into the U.S. commercial real estate market.
