Insight

What is the value of a capital adviser?

Chatham Financial’s acquisition of Hodes Weill reflects how the placement agent’s role in private real estate continues to evolve.

Real estate lenders playing a distinct role in data centres, says ING infra expert

The bank’s global head of digital infrastructure advisory says real estate finance will have an important but limited role in the sector.

Czech developer plans Polish residential push following Apollo loan

Prague-based Crestyl sourced a €165m loan from the US manager to refinance its Polish platform, Spravia.

Term Sheet: BNP Paribas plans an SRT, a UK retail CMBS gets underway, MERA eyes preferred equity deals

BNP Paribas is the latest European bank to explore a synthetic risk transfer transaction; a fresh securitisation of London’s Westfield Stratford City shopping centre is set to boost CMBS volumes; MERA Investment Management gets backing for a preferred equity strategy; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Loans in focus: Helaba’s Austin refi; Goldman’s Manhattan bridge; SCALE’s office conversion

International debt funding is two-stepping into Texas with Helaba’s $200 million refinancing package for a luxury apartment project in Austin; Goldman Sachs Alternatives is picking up debt exposure in Manhattan’s Chelsea submarket through a $148.7m bridge loan; SCALE Lending is spurring more office-to-residential conversions in New York City with a $108m financing package; and more in our round-up of stateside loan deals from the past week.

Loans in focus: Apollo provides €874m to A&O Hostels, EPP secures €323.9m loan for Polish retail, NewRiver REIT receives refinancing from four banks

Apollo Global Management provides €874m to refinance a European hostels platform; Polish manager EPP secures €323.9m refinancing loan for four retail assets; Barclays among four banks to refinance and upsize an existing loan for NewRiver REIT; 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.

Westfield Stratford refinancing set to boost Europe’s 2026 CMBS issuance

A £750m securitisation backed by the London shopping centre is underway.