The founder of niche UK real estate lender Dragonfly Property Finance, Jonathan Samuels (pictured), has launched a property bridging finance provider with the backing of private equity firm Pamplona Capital Management.
2 min read · 09 May 2017
New York-based hedge fund Davidson Kempner is back in the market raising its latest distressed debt fund, which will focus on European loan portfolios including real estate.
2 min read · 09 May 2017
UK-based credit investment firm LCM Partners has closed the purchase of a €113 million German real estate loan book through a secondary transaction, according to Real Estate Capital’s sister publication, Private Debt Investor.
1 min read · 08 May 2017
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has joined forces with the UK government’s Homes and Communities Agency to finance 121 new residential units and associated infrastructure at a scheme in east London.
1 min read · 05 May 2017
German bank MünchenerHyp has issued its first mortgage Pfandbrief of the year, raising €500 million.
2 min read · 05 May 2017
Natixis and BNP Paribas have written a €250 million loan to finance Data4, a pan-European owner of data centre properties.
1 min read · 05 May 2017
UK bank NatWest, which is owned by Royal Bank of Scotland, is to launch an automated commercial real estate lending platform for small-scale loans, which it says will make credit-approved lending decisions within 45 minutes.
2 min read · 05 May 2017
Investors remain keen on real estate debt, as recent fund closes, including more than £1 billion for PGIM Real Estate, demonstrate.
3 min read · 04 May 2017
Helaba and pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank have provided a €177 million loan to developer and investor CTP for the refinancing of CTPark Bor, one of the Czech Republic’s largest logistic parks.
1 min read · 04 May 2017
Canada Life Investments has provided £108 million of debt finance to CBRE Global Investors across two fixed-rate loans.
1 min read · 04 May 2017
