Ms. Paston joined Axonic in 2025 and focuses on underwriting and evaluating investments across Axonic’s commercial real estate debt and equity strategies. Prior to Axonic, she was an Analyst on the Real Estate Equity team at BlackRock focusing on private equity acquisitions and portfolio management. Ms. Paston graduated from The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University with a BS in Business and Hotel Administration with a concentration in Finance, Accounting, and Real Estate, and a minor in Information Science.
In an interview with Institutional Real Estate, Inc., Axonic Capital Partner and Head of Commercial Real Estate James Jordan discussed how private lenders are filling the funding gap left by regional banks and why Axonic’s opportunistic strategy is designed for this moment. With traditional credit sources constrained, borrowers are seeking flexible capital partners who can […]
Peter Cecchini, Head of Research at Axonic Capital, joined CNBC’s Closing Bell on June 17 to share his perspective on market conditions, Fed policy and opportunities in private credit. While recent U.S. economic data has held up, Cecchini pointed to weakening regional manufacturing surveys and a rise in continuing jobless claims as signs that […]
Investors may be underestimating a coming slowdown, Axonic’s Head of Research, Peter Cecchini, told Bloomberg Real Yield. High-yield spreads near 350 bps imply future defaults of roughly 3.5%, yet the trailing 12-month rate, once PIK restructurings are taken into account, is closer to 4.5%. In Cecchini’s view, that gap signals a market still priced […]
In a Wall Street Journal article by Matt Wirz, Axonic Capital’s Co-CIO Matt Weinstein commented on the long-term impact of distressed office assets on the commercial real estate market. Weinstein referred to a high-profile Chicago office tower, abandoned by its former owner and now struggling with tenant losses, as “effectively offline,” a status he believes […]
In an exclusive interview with Alternatives Watch, Axonic Capital Partner and Co-CIO Matt Weinstein described the current commercial real estate environment as a “generational opportunity” for experienced investors. The article highlights the firm’s recent integration of Taconic Capital’s senior real estate team and outlines how Axonic is positioning across the capital structure to capitalize on […]
