Insight

Trimont: Non-bank lenders gain ground amid tight scrutiny

Alternative lenders are thriving in mid-to-large loans while banks dominate larger deals, says Trimont’s Dean Harris.

Mount Street sees new lease of life for loan servicers

Today’s real estate market is transforming the role of loan servicers, says Mount Street’s Serenity Morley.

Solutus on Europe’s uneven CRE lending recovery

While the region is in a more stable economic place today, the uptick in transaction activity isn’t happening uniformly across all regions, says Gareck Wilson, managing director at Solutus.

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Alternative lenders step in to finance German recovery

Non-bank lenders are finally being compensated for risk in Europe’s largest real estate market and have a crucial role to play in capital restructuring, according to PIMCO’s Roman Kogan and PIMCO Prime Real Estate’s Roland Fuchs.

Three Stars: Performance of luxury hotels shines brightly

Three Stars Capital Partners’ Mauro Savoia highlights the resurgence of hotel opportunities for investors and debt providers following the covid crisis.

First Growth: Private credit helps bridge financing gap

Cautious senior and junior lenders are carefully selecting when to extend maturities, while sponsors are being equally careful in selecting when best to inject equity into deals, to avoid throwing good money after bad, says First Growth’s Francesca Galante.

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Inside: A 24-page special report on Germany – How alternative lenders are looking for opportunities as the market resets; LaSalle’s Michael Zerda on debt and equity structures; Plus much more…

Borrower view: Värde’s Vía Célere on refinancing €300m of bond debt with banks

A syndicate of Spanish banks partially replaced the Spanish developer’s bond debt with a floating rate loan earlier this month.

Sentiment survey: Improving backdrop boosts market mood

The index scores calculated across the survey results show an improvement in respondents’ outlook.