NEW YORK, May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Exantas Capital Corp. (NYSE: XAN) (the "Company" or "Exantas") announced that it acquired a $196.8 million portfolio of floating-rate commercial real estate mortgage loans from C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC, which is an affiliate of the Company's external manager.

The acquisition allows Exantas to deploy available capital and is immediately accretive to core earnings. Upon closing of the transaction, Exantas will maintain a strong liquidity profile of approximately $135 million, allowing the Company to continue originating and investing in commercial real estate debt with the goal of reaching full deployment by the end of 2019.

Robert C. Lieber, Chief Executive Officer of Exantas, commented: "This acquisition furthers Exantas's efforts to strategically and effectively deploy liquidity into high-quality loans that offer attractive risk-adjusted returns. The transaction illustrates one advantage provided by our sponsor C-III Capital Partners, whose sourcing and underwriting platform continues to generate accretive origination opportunities that advance our deployment strategy and ultimately drive shareholder value."

The portfolio consists of 28 loans originated by C-III Commercial Mortgage and has an average loan size of $7.0 million. These loans will improve the Company's diversification by both geography and asset class. Exantas's commercial real estate loan portfolio size following the transaction is approximately $1.9 billion.

The terms of the acquisition were approved by the board of directors of the Company based on the approval and recommendation of a special committee of the board comprised entirely of independent directors. The special committee was advised by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as financial adviser, Park Bridge Financial as loan due diligence advisor and Windels Marx and Morrison Forrester as legal counsel.

About Exantas Capital Corp.

Exantas Capital Corp. is a real estate investment trust that is primarily focused on originating, holding and managing commercial real estate mortgage loans and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. The Company is externally managed by Exantas Capital Manager Inc., which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of C-III Capital Partners LLC, a leading commercial real estate investment management and services company engaged in a broad range of activities. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.exantas.com or contact investor relations at IR@exantas.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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SOURCE Exantas Capital Corp.