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Real Estate Capital Europe’s Active Lenders 2023: The Banks, Part 1

Deals were closed this year, despite a subdued financing market. The following list puts the spotlight on the organisations that continued to lend

Three key takeaways from REC Europe’s Active Lenders 2023 list

What stood out in the inaugural Real Estate Capital Europe’s Active Lenders list?

How sponsors are bridging the liquidity gap

Demand for short-term finance has surged as investors and developers seek to ride out market turbulence and ‘stay alive till 2025’.

Is the real estate debt industry opening the door to equality?

A dearth of senior female professionals is evident across the European real estate financing industry. But a younger generation is pushing for change.

FAP Group: Borrowers seek a bridge to better times ahead

FAP Group managing partner Curth-C Flatow identifies the trends driving a new type of bridge lending in Germany and outlines the options available to borrowers.

Mount Street: More lending, but expect more distress in 2024

Paul Lloyd, CEO of loan servicer Mount Street, appraises the faltering performance of the European real estate finance market in 2023 and predicts a mixed picture next year.

Download the Winter 2023 issue of Real Estate Capital Europe

Inside: Meet the women pushing for change in the real estate debt industry; Discover 2023’s Active Lenders; A bridge financing special report; Plus much more…

GRESB: Net-zero targets and asset sustainability reveal sharp regional differences

Europe and the Americas are moving at a different pace on sustainability action, says Chris Pyke, chief innovation officer for GRESB.

Term Sheet: RBC and Aareal lead major financings, Starz wins Middle Eastern commitment, ECB reiterates warnings on commercial property

Major lending deals led by Royal Bank of Canada and Aareal Bank demonstrate there is liquidity for the right assets; Starz Real Estate’s latest commitment hints at investor appetite for real estate debt; the European Central Bank remains mindful of banks’ exposure to commercial real estate; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Deka Bank appoints head of European real estate lending

Ina-Teresa Aufmkolk will assume the role in January following the retirement of veteran Aren Wegner.