Knighthead Funding

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Knighthead Funding company profile

Knighthead Funding, LLC has an exceptional reputation for funding complex and situational real estate transactions. An alternative to traditional bank lending, they specialize in bridge loans and other special situation debt opportunities up to $30 million in size, secured by a broad range of real estate assets throughout the East Coast and other major U.S. markets. Their institutional lending platform allows for flexibility to structure custom-tailored loans, which address a variety of unique transactions involving acquisitions, refinancings, discounted note buybacks, note acquisition financings, transitional properties, capital improvements, partner buyouts, and transactions requiring time-sensitive closings. The extensive experience of Knighthead Funding’s origination team includes over 400 loan originations totaling more than $750mm in volume. Knighthead Funding, an affiliate of Knighthead Realty Capital Management, LLC was formed to serve as the firm’s loan origination entity. Knighthead Capital Management, LLC, founded in 2008, is a New York-based SEC registered investment management firm specializing in long-short, event-driven, distressed credit and other special situations across a broad array of industries. Jonathan Daniel, founder of Silo Financial Corp., and his team joined the principals of Knighthead Capital Management, LLC and bring broad lending experience to Knighthead Funding. Since 2001, Silo originated and closed approximately 140 loan transactions in 10 states with a total principal amount of approximately $230 million. The launch of Knighthead Funding builds upon a successful track record of loan participations between the principals of Knighthead Capital and Silo dating back to 2005. Knighthead Funding combines Silo’s 12-year track record in real estate loan sourcing, origination and servicing capabilities with Knighthead’s credit expertise and institutional platform.