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Konnect RE Launches Second Private RE Debt Fund

Following the success of its initial fund, KNCT Lending, Chicago-based Konnect Real Estate has launched its second privately held real estate debt fund, KNCT Lending II. In common with its predecessor, the new fund will focus on short term, event-driven, time-sensitive transitional capital.

“We wanted to expand our platform to provide capital in an area where other lenders aren’t necessarily comfortable with the myriad of complexities that can come up in commercial real estate transactions, especially on loans less than $2 million,” said Konnect president Lee Kotler.

KNCT’s three most recent transactions feature a variety of owner/user single-tenant properties, along with a residential property. All are located in the greater Chicagoland area with local ownership.

The average deal size was around $500,000, and transactions were closed within a few weeks. Each transaction was specifically structured to meet the borrower’s business plans.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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