Bentall Kennedy (Canada) Limited Partnership, a Sun Life Investment Management company and a global real estate investment adviser, has held a C$305 million ($231.2 million) final close for Bentall Kennedy High Yield Canadian Property Fund I Limited Partnership. Total commitments came from nine institutional investors, including C$30 million ($22.7 million) from Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada.
“The success and broad participation from institutional investors in raising capital for our High Yield Canadian Property Fund demonstrates the marketplace’s confidence in Bentall Kennedy and the benefit that our relationship with Sun Life Investment Management offers our institutional clients,” said Malcolm Leitch, COO of investment management for Bentall Kennedy.
The fund will utilize Sun Life Investment Management’s capability in the commercial mortgage market and Bentall Kennedy’s knowledge in real estate equity investments. Investments will include high-ratio