CPACE融资（商业地产评估清洁能源）有时被称为PACE贷款，作为寻求优化资本体系的酒店开发商的可行选择越来越受欢迎。我们采访了桃树集团酒店贷款执行副总裁兼CPACE主管贾里德·施洛瑟，以揭开CPACE融资的神秘面纱，解决常见的误解。
问：C-PACE融资为酒店开发商提供了哪些具体优势？
杰瑞德·施洛瑟： 如今，C-PACE 提供了极具吸引力的资本成本。我们正在处理的大多数交易都处于固定利率的最高7％区间内，这比市场上大多数其他利率便宜。无论您是考虑优先贷款、夹层债务还是优先股权，C-PACE通常都是更实惠的选择。当你使用C-PACE取代成本较高的资本来源时，它可以帮助交易在财务上取得成效，而原本可能无法实现的收益。
问：酒店开发商对CPACE融资有哪些常见的误解？
JS: 最大的误解是没有人同意。我经常听到开发商的来信，他们对CPACE感兴趣，但认为高级贷款机构不会同意。我每天接到五六个电话，他们说：“这个 CPACE 的东西听起来很有趣，但没人同意。”这根本不是真的。很明显，我们已经完成了其中 90 笔交易，所以有人同意了！
我们已经与主要银行、保险公司和债务基金合作，以确保获得同意。我们不是在要求任何人做我们自己没有成功做过的事情。对于正确的交易和正确的承保，与五年前相比，今天的高级贷款机构对PACE融资更加开放。
问：人们为什么要来桃树集团申请CPACE融资？
JS: 我们在全国范围内达成困难交易方面有着良好的记录，尤其是在酒店行业。我们的团队在酒店融资方面拥有深厚的专业知识，这在完成承保和同意程序时可能至关重要。因为高级贷款人和资本堆栈中的其他参与者信任我们的建议，也信任我们向他们推销的内容。
桃树集团 是一家直接资产负债表贷款机构，专注于为首次抵押贷款过渡贷款、夹层贷款、优先股投资和提供资金 商业地产评估的清洁能源（CPACE）融资，向所有专门从事酒店融资的商业房地产资产类别提供贷款。Peachtree Group团队已经执行了超过297笔交易，为寻求资金以完成收购、资本重组、再融资和翻新的项目提供了超过45亿美元的资金
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ATLANTA (August 18, 2024) – Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) has originated the largest credit transaction in its history, closing a $176.5 million retroactive Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (“CPACE”) loan for Dreamscape Companies’ recently renovated 2,520-room Rio Hotel & Casino(“Rio”) in Las Vegas, Nev. The deal, finalized in less than 60 days, ranks among the largest CPACE financings ever completed in the United States.
The Rio, now under the Destinations by Hyatt brand, is a casino resort featuring two hotel towers, Ipanema and Masquerade, connected by a casino, restaurants and retail establishments. Renovations completed in 2024 included a full transformation of the Ipanema Tower guest suites, a reimagined casino floor and significant upgrades to multiple food and beverage venues. The comprehensive property improvement plan also delivered exterior enhancements, modernization of the central heating and cooling plant, electrical infrastructure upgrades and renovations to the convention center.
“This deal highlights an inflection point for CPACE, with some of the nation’s largest financial institutions consenting to its use because they see the clear benefit to the capital stack,” said Jared Schlosser, head of originations and CPACE for Peachtree. “By closing quickly on a marquee hospitality asset, we were able to strengthen the position of both the owner and its lenders.”
The CPACE loan retroactively funded the renovations enabling the owners to pay down their senior loan. Retroactive CPACE funding offers a distinct advantage by allowing 100% of the proceeds to be reimbursed for completed project costs.
“This transaction is not only a historic milestone for Peachtree Group, but also a testament to the ecosystem we have built over the past 18 years,” said Greg Friedman, managing principal and CEO of Peachtree. “Through our vertically integrated platform, deep expertise and disciplined approach, we have developed the infrastructure to be a leader in the private credit space. Our ability to deliver speed, creativity and certainty of execution positions us to provide capital solutions that create value for our investors and partners across market cycles.”
The CPACE market has surpassed $10 billion in cumulative U.S. originations in just over a decade, according to the C-PACE Alliance, with strong growth expected as more institutional owners and lenders recognize its value. “We see tremendous opportunity ahead for retroactive CPACE and its use in funding new commercial real estate development,” Schlosser said. “It’s an attractive alternative to more expensive forms of capital.”
Peachtree is one of the most active CPACE lenders in the country, with more than $1.5 billion in originations. The firm’s credit platform spans CPACE, bridge, mezzanine and construction lending, providing creative capital solutions across market cycles.
The hotel lending landscape continues to shift, shaped by rising rates, tighter equity, and the need for more creative capital structures.In this Hotel Business Magazine roundtable recap, Peachtree Group’s Michael Harper, President, Hotel Lending, and Jared Schlosser, Head of Credit Originations & Commercial CPACE, share insights on:
• Navigating the gap between buyer/seller expectations
• The growing role of private credit
• Structuring deals with CPACE, mezzanine, and hybrid financing
• Underwriting and execution in today’s higher-risk environment
Mergers & Acquisitions- Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, or CPACE financing, which allows commercial property owners to borrow money for energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, water conservation and other upgrade projects, is a growing market, and is largely being provided by private equity firms.
According to the CPACE Alliance, anon-profit that works to increase the volume of quality projects, this loan market is growing nicely (see chart below). The market hit over $10 billion in total originations by the end of 2024.
Jared Schlosser, the executive vice president and head of hotel originations and CPACE at Atlanta PE firm Peachtree Group, says the firm has averaged 25 percent year-over-year growth since it started CPACE lending at the end of 2019. He expects the market to grow as more states get access to CPACE.
