Chicago Capital Markets & CRE Finance
The region's top financiers assemble for a morning on dealmaking in 2025
Event Ended On: Wednesday February 19 2025
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Speakers and Panels
The State of our Markets
The rates, yields, and investor appetites defining 2025
Assessing and Completing the Deal
Overcoming challenges and identifying opportunities in capital-constrained environments.
Funding the Future
Latest trends in real estate finance, including lending practices, creative financing solutions, and innovative approaches to funding real estate projects in this complex environment
Opening Remarks
Steve Wolterman
Why You Can't Miss This Event
What We'll Cover
- Best Practices for Assembling a Modern Capital Stack
- Best practices for sourcing and structuring capital in a complex development environment
- Development and Project Completion
- How are leaders deploying capital to see their projects through to fruition, and what investments are often required for success?
- Distressed Assets and Creative Financing Solutions
- Institutional ownership, acquisition, and disposition in the context of a changing market
- Acquisition and Disposition
- Crafting a modern portfolio with cost and scale in mind
- Debt Deployment
- Crafting a modern fund for optimal use and execution
About the Event:
Fresh off interest rate cuts and expressing a cautious optimism in the future, today’s commercial real estate leaders join Bisnow for an in-depth discussion on the capital trends and best practices shaping 2025. Featuring discussions on everything from capital stack assembly to successful project execution across an expensive market, we'll cover how to close deals and find success in a complex but compelling environment.
Who You'll Network With At This Event:
Owners, developers, investors, brokers, business consultants, architects, engineers, designers, lawyers, accountants, bankers and city and government officials.
Why You Should Attend This Session:
Bisnow events convene the biggest power players in the industry to help you grow your business across a complex market. With engaging discussions, exclusive networking opportunities, and the largest and most equipped audience in the field, Bisnow’s unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities of the market makes attendance a value add for any CRE professional.
Questions about your ticket purchase or interested in sponsoring?
For questions, recommendations, comments or press inquiries please email our Chicago event producer Will Follett at will.follett@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact janet.fernandez@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.
Venue
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel
221 N Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Ballroom: Pacific Ballroom, Second Floor
Parking Information:
$33 Event Valet Parking
Agenda
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8:00 AM 9:00 AM |
Breakfast and Networking
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9:00 AM 9:45 AM |
The State of our Markets
The rates, yields, and investor appetites defining 2025
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9:45 AM 10:45 AM |
Assessing and Completing the Deal
Overcoming challenges and identifying opportunities in capital-constrained environments.
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10:45 AM 11:30 AM |
Funding the Future
Latest trends in real estate finance, including lending practices, creative financing solutions, and innovative approaches to funding real estate projects in this complex environment
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11:30 AM 12:30 PM |
Closing Networking
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