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Not All Credit Is Built the Same. Do You Know the Difference?

MONTICELLOAM White Paper: Collateral Matters CRE Bridge Debt and Corporate Private Credit

Alternative lending is experiencing rapid growth, yet many investors treat commercial real estate debt and corporate private credit as one in the same

Download our whitepaper to understand the fundamental differences between CRE bridge debt and corporate direct lending.

See where each may fit within your portfolio.

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Explore Key Differences Between the Strategies

SECURED BY REAL ASSETS

Commercial real estate debt is one of the oldest and most structurally sound forms of secured lending, collateralized by tangible property assets, underwritten against in-place cash flows, and supported by multiple transaction-based exit pathways. CRE bridge lending provides short-term financing at loan-to-value ratios that subordinate equity capital before any lender loss is incurred.

CYCLICALLY-EXPOSED

Corporate private credit, by contrast, derives its repayment from business performance and enterprise value, metrics inherently more sensitive to economic cycles, management execution, and capital markets conditions. Rapid growth has come alongside meaningful increases in leverage, covenant-lite structures, and concentration in cyclically exposed sectors.

FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT

The two strategies differ fundamentally in collateral quality, underwriting methodology, recovery pathways, and risk sensitivity, and understanding these differences has become increasingly important as private credit vehicles face refinancing pressures, mark-to-market stress, and tightening credit conditions across borrower portfolios.

COMPLEMENTARY, NOT COMPETING

Rather than viewing these as competing strategies, investors and wealth managers may find that the two serve distinct and complementary roles within a broader allocation. Differences in collateral, duration, income drivers, and market cycle sensitivity can work in concert, making the question not which to choose, but how both may strengthen a portfolio.

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Our Founders

MONTICELLOAM's founding team each have over 30 years of experience across multiple credit cycles as lenders, developers, owner/operators, and securitization specialists.

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Alan Litt

Alan Litt is Principal, Co-Founder, and Board Member of MONTICELLOAM since inception in 2014, and serves as Executive Vice President of the BlackRock Monticello Debt Real Estate Investment Trust.

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Jonathan Litt

Jonathan Litt is Principal, Co-Founder, and Board Member of MONTICELLOAM, LLC since inception in 2014, and serves as Assistant Treasurer of the BlackRock Monticello Debt Real Estate Investment Trust.
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Thomas Lally

Thomas Lally is Principal, Co-Founder, and Board Member of MONTICELLOAM since inception in 2014, and serves as Trustee of the BlackRock Monticello Debt Real Estate Investment Trust.

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MONTICELLOAM by the Numbers

$8.3B+
Loan Investments Under Management (1)
$12.8B+
Loans Originated Since Inception (2)
70+
Multifamily & Seniors Housing Specialists
(1) Includes all bridge, mezzanine, and working capital loans managed and serviced by MONTICELLOAM and its affiliates as of March 31, 2026. (2) Includes all bridge, mezzanine and working capital loans originated by MONTICELLOAM and its affiliates since inception, as of March 31, 2026.

Our Approach

MONTICELLOAM, LLC Principals Alan Litt and Tom Lally covered current strategies for seniors housing lenders, where multifamily investors are finding opportunities, and how MONTICELLOAM has navigated rapidly shifting sectors.

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