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Debt funds report ‘full pipelines’ as lenders anticipate strong final push

Loan closings rose by 45% year-on-year, according to H1 2025 data from CBRE.

Loans in focus: Erste issues €86m for Romanian mall, Aexx finances luxury residential, BNP Paribas underwrites Polish retail parks

Erste Group Bank issues an €86m loan for Romania’s Argeş Mall; Aexx Capital finances luxury residential in Palma; BNP Paribas Bank Polska underwrites Big Poland’s purchase of retail parks; the latest additions to the Real Estate Capital Europe lending database; and more in our round-up of European loan deals from the past week.

Inside a landmark £4.7bn UK property fund merger

This week’s episode explores a rare merger between two open-ended property funds and explores what it tells us about the changing aspirations of UK pensions capital.

Greystone’s debut LIHTC fund marks an affordable housing milestone

The firm’s tax credit-based investment offering demonstrates a widening array of options for institutional investors to access the affordable housing sector.

Term Sheet: Canary Wharf offices see value rise, Aexx Capital’s €55.3m whole loan for luxury residential, Niam Credit gains new investment chief

Canary Wharf refinancing pressures ease following boost to office values; Aexx Capital issues whole loan for Spanish luxury residential amid heavy buying demand; Niam Credit hires former PGIM executive as its chief investment officer; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Niam Credit hires PGIM senior executive as chief investment officer

Emma Jack will lead the Nordic credit giant’s lending strategy from Stockholm.

Peach advances recapitalisation plan with €410m Castlelake refinancing

The loan will be used to help repay unsecured bond debt and other secured financings.

Aexx finances luxury Mallorca residential development

The €55m transaction marks the second collaboration between the lender and developer Xojay.

Loans in focus: Peach Property tackles debt maturities, Venn backs London housing association, Aareal makes data centres debut

After a fortnight’s absence, Loans in focus is back, with key deal details from the past two weeks; Peach Property Group sources a €440 million financing package to tackle its debt maturities; Venn backs housing association Peabody, funded through a UK government-backed bond; Aareal Bank makes its data centres lending debut; the latest additions to the Real Estate Capital Europe lending database; and more in our round-up of European loan deals from the past week.