Insight

REC Europe’s Active Lenders 2024: We want to hear from you

Our annual run-down of those actively financing European real estate will be published in December.

Debt advisers see signs of a market uplift

After a tricky 2023, debt advisers are more active and optimistic about the future, but need to be on their toes in an increasingly complex market, writes Mark Cooper.

Debt advisers guide 2024

Welcome to Real Estate Capital Europe’s guide to the real estate debt advisers active in Europe today.

Debt advisers and loan servicers are rolling with the punches

With the Eurozone’s economy expected to expand and refinancing activity on the increase, debt advisers and loan servicers have reason to be hopeful.

Defaults aplenty but little distress, say loan servicers

European loan servicers are working to bring borrowers and lenders together to find solutions which avoid enforcement, writes Mark Cooper.

Do lenders finally have cause for optimism?

Greater supply of debt and more flexible lending structures are starting to help unlock development activity, says Lisa Attenborough, Knight Frank’s head of debt advisory.

Term Sheet: Canary Wharf Group’s refinancing drive, Brookfield’s Citypoint sale, Blackstone borrows big for iQ

Canary Wharf Group makes progress as it addresses its outstanding debt but has more refinancing ahead of it; Brookfield targets the sale of a large London office tower as a debt deadline looms; Blackstone sources a major refinancing of its iQ Student Accommodation platform; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Brookfield puts London’s Citypoint tower on the market

The debt secured on the 36-storey office building is due to be repaid in January 2025.

Lending data: Offices remain a key destination for lender capital

The office sector may not have the best reputation currently, but it is still attracting large volumes of real estate lender capital, indicative data compiled by Real Estate Capital Europe shows.

Term Sheet: Barings and Counterpointe’s collaboration; Mesa West’s renewed priorities; Southern Californian mall goes ‘back to the future’

The rise in prominence of C-PACE financing is on full display for a Los Angeles mixed-use project with $315.5 million of funding from Barings and Counterpointe; Mesa West Capital has growth ambitions under Ronnie Gul and Raphael Fishbach’s leadership; an iconic California mall is headed ‘Back to the Future’ with fresh financing from Hankey Capital on tap for its redevelopment; and more in today’s Term Sheet, exclusively for our valued subscribers.