Ares Commercial Real Estate Funding has
Alliant will be renamed ACRE Capital LLC. It still is headed by Ed Hurley, whose new title is president of ACRE Capital. The unit has two warehouse lines of credit to fund multifamily loans totaling $180 million. It originates primarily through the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing program.
It will become a subsidiary of ACRE Capital Holdings LLC, a newly formed taxable real estate trust subsidiary of Ares.
As of mid-July, Ares on its own had
Ares co-CEO Todd Schuster said the deal strengthens Ares origination platform while adding depth to the company by the addition of Alliant’s management team and servicing business.