Western and southern Europe are on the menu in the first instance for the UK insurer, followed by the Nordics, newly-appointed head of real estate James Spencer-Jones tells REC.
4 min read · 31 July 2020
The follow up to KKR’s 2017 fund will continue to focus on junior tranches of commercial mortgages.
1 min read · 21 July 2020
Nick Sanderson says the UK landlord obtained an interest cover ratio waiver on its sole secured loan to ensure ‘flexibility’ amid reduced retail rents.
3 min read · 16 July 2020
While our data show global real estate debt fundraising peaked in 2017, sentiment among institutional investors suggests the asset class is not out of steam.
3 min read · 16 July 2020
Sister title PERE’s research shows a slowdown in real estate debt fundraising since a post-global financial crisis peak in 2017.
1 min read · 10 July 2020
Retail icons are being toppled, spelling major trouble for US shopping malls as a cascade of defaults looms.
6 min read · 01 July 2020
The real estate arm of the German insurer recently secured its first third-party fund investor for its vehicle focusing on the strategy.
3 min read · 05 June 2020
Capital providers and their managers are seeking fresh pockets of value as fundraising in the sector dips.
7 min read · 12 May 2020
With commercial properties shuttered and daily life shifted online, data-centric real estate has thus found itself higher on investor wish-lists.
10 min read · 06 May 2020
Losses and write-offs on retail debt could reach £10bn, while £22bn of development loans face delays, the latest UK lending market report by Cass Business School predicts.
4 min read · 21 April 2020
