NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Edward L. Shugrue III, CEO of investment manager Talmage, LLC, in an interview with Zoe Hughes of PrivcapRE, discussed current opportunities in commercial real estate debt, including:

• The current opportunity for investing in U.S. commercial real estate debt;
• CMBS performance relative to corporate and high-yield bonds since the financial crisis;
• Opportunities generated by $400 billion of CMBS debt maturing through 2017;
• Interest rate outlook and the effect on CMBS pricing and property cap rates;
• “Bracket creep” in underwriting standards; and
• The changing composition of capital flows in the commercial real estate debt space.

The full interview can be seen on www.talmagellc.com

About Talmage. Talmage is an active investor in, and advisor/special servicer on, large and complex commercial real estate transactions. Since 2003, Talmage has made in excess of $10 billion of commercial real estate fixed income investments and acted as the special servicer and/or advisor on over $40 billion of loan restructurings and modifications. Talmage is an independently owned Registered Investment Advisor with $1.6 billion of AUM. www.talmagellc.com

About Privcap. Launched in 2011, Privcap is a digital-media channel for thought leadership. The company produces and distributes exclusive video interviews and panel discussions (all fully transcribed) across a range of topics important to serious participants in the private capital market. With hundreds of video programs already in our archive, and new video/reports released each month, Privcap has captured the Private Equity and Private Equity Real Estate’s largest and most authoritative library of market analysis and best practices. www.privcap.com