A Powerful Partnership

A Powerful Partnership

Rhize Capital is a partnership between Kinetic Capital and Kayne Anderson Real Estate. Our team brings together decades of experience financing and delivering Purpose-Built Student accommodation (PBSA) schemes to help owners and developers navigate this specialised sector.
A Powerful Partnership

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We are on hand to discuss your project and funding requirements. Our sector knowledge and agile approach mean that we can work with you efficiently to complete due diligence and loan execution.

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Stephen Grant

Stephen Grant

Steve has an extensive track record in raising and managing PBSA debt facilities globally. He has played a key role in the establishment of student housing as an institutional asset class over the past 20 years through senior roles at Unite, Urbanest and GSA.

Nick Cussen

Nick Cussen

Nick leads deal origination. He spent 15 years with NatWest plc, where he managed large real estate clients, transacting over £1.5 billion of debt for major corporates and student accommodation developers, operators and investors.

Jim Brook

Jim Brook

Jim leads due diligence, deal execution and portfolio management. He has over 25 years of experience lending to the commercial real estate sector across a variety of disciplines including loan origination, underwriting and portfolio management.

Kinetic Capital

As part of The Dot Group, the Kinetic team work alongside global industry leaders, GSA Group and Yugo, providing up-to-date insights into key trends in the global higher education and student housing sectors. The Kinetic team have delivered over £7 billion of student housing schemes across 9 countries and bring an unparalleled track record in underwriting European PBSA transactions.

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Kayne Anderson Real Estate

For 15 years, Kayne Anderson Real Estate has been a premier investor in the PBSA sector. Kayne Anderson Real Estate brings an operator-oriented approach to the space, where they have acquired, developed and/or sold more than $4.9 billion in PBSA communities encompassing more than 47,000 beds across 53 universities throughout the United States and Canada.

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