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The two loans, provided by Barings, are secured by two projects (five buildings in total) encompassing 1.7 million square feet
Chicago, IL – June 30, 2025 Outrigger Industrial announced it has secured $136 million in the form of two loans from global asset management firm, Barings, to refinance industrial business parks in Atlanta, Georgia and Houston, Texas. The team at Outrigger Industrial executed the financing transaction for Centris Industrial, the private REIT it sponsors and manages. Centris Industrial is the owner of the five buildings
totaling 1.7 million square feet.
“This financing advances the business plan for these two projects while also allowing us to enhance the balance sheet for Centris Industrial” said Michael Podboy, CEO of Centris Industrial and Co-Founder & Managing Partner Outrigger Industrial. “As we look forward, we plan to continue to take advantage of market opportunities that align with our overall strategy for Centris Industrial and position us for additional accretive transactions.”
Outrigger Industrial negotiated a $39.5 million loan and a $96.9 million loan,respectively, with Barings to transition into an advantageous financing solution for two key projects. The former is attached to Falcon II Distribution Center in Oakwood (Atlanta), Georgia, which encompasses three Class A industrial buildings totaling 496,195 square feet. The latter is connected to Generation Park Distribution Center in Barings- Corporate Houston, Texas, which is comprised of two Class A industrial buildings totaling 1.3 million square feet. Both properties are near major transportation routes and are in active stages of lease up.
“We are thrilled to expand our relationship with Barings and look forward to partnering together on these projects with their best-in-class platform,” said Jimmy Hwang, Head of Investment Management, Outrigger Industrial. “Our properties in Houston and Atlanta are positioned well to take advantage of the continued positive demographic trends and robust leasing fundamentals in their respective markets.”
About Outrigger Industrial, LLC:
Outrigger Industrial, LLC is a joint venture partnership between co-owners and managing members of PTLR, LLC (Podboy, Trinkle, Lu, and Rowley) and co-owners and investment firms Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Monarch Alternative Capital. Outrigger Industrial is strategically designed to invest in and develop industrial opportunities including ground-up development and value-add projects across the United States. The company is focused on infill and other high barriers to entry submarkets in major cities which exhibit strong macroeconomic and real estate fundamentals. Outrigger Industrial has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Columbus. For more information, please visit www.outriggerindustrial.com.
About Centris Industrial:
Centris Industrial (“Centris”) is an externally managed private real estate investment trust (REIT), comprised of investment funds advised by Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP (“Davidson Kempner”), Monarch Alternative Capital LP (“Monarch”) and Long Pond Capital LP (“Long Pond”). The REIT was created to strategically invest in ground-up industrial and logistics projects across the United States. For more information, please visit www.centrisindustrial.com.
About Barings:
Barings is a $442+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets and capital solutions.
*Assets under management as of March 31, 2025
Outrigger Industrial Media Contacts:
National & Midwest:
Michael Podboy, Co-Founder & Managing Partner
312-330-4035
mpodboy@outriggerindustrial.com
Southwest:
Joe Trinkle, Co-Founder & Managing Partner
281-779-6645
jtrinkle@outriggerindustrial.com
Southeast:
Steve Rowley, Co-Founder & Managing Partner
770-880-6075
srowley@outriggerindustrial.com
West Coast:
William Lu, Co-Founder & Managing Partner
949-872-0021
Northeast:
Scott Henderson, Senior Vice President & Northeast Market Officer
610-787-1153
shenderson@outriggerindustrial.com
Investment Management (Capital & Investments)
Jimmy Hwang, Head of Investment Management
808-386-4292
