Affinius Capital and Axonic Capital have formed a strategic partnership, which will deliver mid-market first mortgage financing for new development projects, funded through Axonic’s insurance platform.

“Axonic’s expertise in developing agile financing structures is a natural match with Affinius’ strong presence in construction lending,” says Matt Weinstein, Axonic Capital co-CIO. “We are able to deliver creative, flexible financing solutions to an area of the middle market that is showing strong signs of op-portunity, and we look forward to scaling this platform together.”

“We have been seeking the right partner to help fill what we perceive to be a gap in the market for construction loans in the middle market space,” says Michael Lavipour, Affinius Capital senior managing director and head of lending. “Combining our construction lending infrastructure and sourcing capabili-ties, which we have spent the last decade plus building, with Axonic’s fle