Investment giant Blackstone emphasises the importance of credit to its business with the launch of a structured finance group; Victor Khosla of US distressed debt specialist SVPGlobal believes there is opportunity ahead in Europe; Ares’ arrival in the UK single-family-rental market indicates international attention is turning to the sub-sector; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
4 min read · 10 November 2021
Aviva Investors and NatWest make sustainability a key part of their loans to Primary Health Properties; UK specialist lender LendInvest’s key hires as it targets loan market growth; Trimont’s Bill Sexton takes on the top job at the loan servicer; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
5 min read · 03 November 2021
AXA IM Alts raises €500 million of green bonds and signals future issuance; China’s Evergrande averts default but faces more debt deadlines; Apollo finances the modernisation of a historic London office building; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
3 min read · 27 October 2021
Madrid-based Alantra raises €132 million with which to target property financing gaps in its home market and beyond; new firm Arcida launches with an eye on growing non-performing loan volumes in German-speaking countries; BGO takes on the sector’s gender parity challenge; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
4 min read · 20 October 2021
Two of Germany’s major property lenders, pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Berlin Hyp, make public their measures to promote sustainability; Henderson Park, with finance from Apollo, takes a bet on the UK and Ireland hospitality recovery; the latest Bayes report shows lenders in the UK made up for a slow 2020 during the first half of 2021; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
6 min read · 13 October 2021
Loans originated by Starz Real Estate are to be securitised in Europe’s first post-crisis CRE CLO; Missed debt payments at two Chinese development firms spark fears of a spread of the Evergrande crisis; France’s SCOR Investment Partners says sustainability is crucial to delivering for investors in its €629 million latest debt fund; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
5 min read · 06 October 2021
A potential collapse of China’s Evergrande is expected to have worldwide ramifications among lenders; Investec’s financing of a modular construction scheme in the UK provides a vote of confidence in the modern building method; Allianz deploys £240 million in the competitive logistics market by lending against BentallGreenOak’s development drive; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
4 min read · 29 September 2021
SEGRO’s green bond highlights investor demand for sustainable property debt instruments; Blackstone’s fresh push into UK life sciences signals more financing possibilities ahead; M&G backs an Irish development lending programme to target an undersupplied market; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
4 min read · 22 September 2021
Goldman Sachs’ backing of an Irish lending drive signals institutional capital’s interest in residential; Credit Suisse Asset Management joins financial institutions aiming to build rental housing portfolios; Nuveen’s Christian Janssen explains why the company’s third UK lending strategy is targeting a market ‘sweet spot’; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
5 min read · 15 September 2021
NatWest’s sale of a portfolio of UK shopping centre loans proves interest in retail; Debt newcomer Tristan Capital Partners provides its first loan; Cain International provides £109 million to support the development of a London office scheme; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
5 min read · 08 September 2021
