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DekaBank appoints new UK head as Bennett departs

Chris Bennett is to join Cushman & Wakefield as head of London office capital markets.

Why Tishman Speyer’s 300 Park CMBS refinancing matters

The manager lined up a $330m loan to refinance maturing debt on the Class A New York office.

DWS taps into stabilisation finance demand for H1 dealflow

The manager announced three loans for freshly completed schemes, including a Manchester office building.

CaixaBank refinances Spanish science park platform Deeplabs with €170m

The debt deal comes as Stoneshield and Colonial formalise a JV through which they plan to grow the platform.

Term Sheet: Tishman Speyer’s CMBS infusion; Värde’s Indiana adventure; Blackstone’s Jersey City bet

Tishman Speyer notches another significant CMBS-fueled refinancing with $330 million lined up for 300 Park Avenue; Värde Partners channels office-to-residential conversion momentum beyond gateway cities with a key repositioning in Indiana; Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies keeps its activity steady with more Tri-State area credit deals; and more in today’s Term Sheet, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Term Sheet: Rothesay’s £400m student loan, Tristan starts to deploy second debt fund, Homes England backs Birmingham scheme

In the second significant example of a UK student housing financing in two weeks, Rothesay has provided a major loan to Unite Group; Tristan Capital Partners has closed its first loan from its second debt fund; UK government body Homes England continues its push to finance regional residential properties, backing a Birmingham scheme; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Chelsea FC owner to fuel his real estate debt business with insurance capital

Todd Boehly’s Eldridge is in growth mode following the integration of the business into his new asset management firm.

Finland’s Antilooppi secures €520m refinancing as ‘dust settles in office market’

CEO Tuomas Sahi sees the office market in Helsinki picking up again now that property investors have a better sense of pricing dynamics.

Loans in focus: Maslow’s biggest loan to date, Antilooppi secures €520m facility, Supermarket Income REIT and Blue Owl receive £215m

Maslow Capital issues £500 million (€583 million) in its biggest loan to date; Finnish real estate company Antilooppi secures a €520 million facility from a syndicate of Nordic banks; Barclays is one lender among several behind a £215 million loan provided to Supermarket Income REIT and Blue Owl; 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.

Term Sheet: Paris CMBS asset marked down, Maslow goes big on PBSA, Apollo leans into IOS

The latest valuation of a Paris-based asset, financed via a securitisation, highlights the continued challenges for some office properties; UK-based Maslow Capital writes its largest loan yet, in a major student housing financing; Apollo backs a UK industrial outdoor storage portfolio in a landmark deal for the niche sector; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.