TerraCotta CEO Dr. Tingting Zhang was profiled as one of Los Angeles and Orange Counties’ most influential commercial real estate leaders, recognized for her unique business philosophy and standout achievements in driving deals, shaping communities and defining markets. Reflecting a rare combination of academic rigor and applied expertise, Dr. Zhang’s approach has yielded a flawless […]

The TerraCotta Group continues to rise year-over-year on Pensions & Investments’ Largest Money Managers list, an annual report profiling the largest managers of U.S. institutional tax-exempt assets. TerraCotta was also recognized by Pension & Investments as the tenth-largest manager of direct lending assets and received distinction as a minority and women-owned manager for 2025. Read […]

Dr. Tingting Zhang, Founder & CEO of TerraCotta Group, spoke on the panel “Co-Operations vs. Competition in the Bank and Private Credit Manager Relationship” at the PEI Women in Private Markets Summit North America. She joined Michelle Noyes (AIMA) and Annie Feng (Aberdeen) to discuss how banks and private credit firms are navigating the balance between collaboration and competition.

The TerraCotta Group was awarded Runner-Up for Real Estate Debt Manager of the Year by Private Debt Investor (PDI), a leading publication for the world’s private credit markets. With an over 20-year history of no losses in any single credit investment since the firm’s inception in 2004, The TerraCotta Group is honored to receive this […]

Link: LA500 2025 – Tingting Zhang For the fourth consecutive year, Dr. Tingting Zhang has been recognized in the Finance category of the Los Angeles Business Journal’s LA500 list. The LA500 honors the most influential leaders across Los Angeles, and Dr. Zhang’s continued inclusion reflects her lasting contributions to the finance and real estate industries through […]

Ranked by total worldwide real estate assets, P&I’s annual Largest Real Estate Investment Managers list included The TerraCotta Group for the third consecutive year. Read More

Dr. Tingting Zhang, Founder & CEO of TerraCotta Group, joined a panel discussion titled “Unlocking the Growth of Private Credit Real Estate” at the SuperReturn Private Debt Summit. She was joined by industry leaders Richard Litton (Harbor Group International), Sean Kelly-Rand (RD Advisors), and Bryan McDonnell (PGIM Real Estate).

The Los Angeles Business Journal’s cover story titled “TerraCotta Grows: The Company Touts its Data-Driven Approach to Real Estate Lending” spotlights the firm’s data driven philosophy and the value that TerraCotta brings to the CRE credit market. Read More

Dr. Tingting Zhang was a panelist at the event, where she discussed her insights on opportunities in sponsored versus non-sponsored lending.

Dr. Tingting Zhang shares TerraCotta’s outlook for commercial real estate credit investing, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, how the firm integrates AI, as well as her experience being a woman in the industry.