Europe

Burnham’s housing pledge opens the door for institutional capital 

The UK Prime Minister’s £10bn plan to fix the country’s housing shortage will create opportunities for debt providers.

PERE Credit Managers Survey 2026: have your say

The last day for submissions is Friday, August 28.

Lenders yearn for stability amid sovereign debt volatility

Yields on treasuries, gilts and other sovereign debt hit multi-year highs this week due to concerns on higher oil prices, rising deficits and inflation.

New opportunity funds show changing definition for today’s distress

Private real estate lenders are set to be part of the solution to today’s version of distress.

Exclusive: Invesco sees originations spike as borrower demand rises

The firm also saw European origination volumes rise, according to Charlie Rose, global head of credit.

Affinius continues European credit push with €182m Irish preferred equity deal

The US manager has teamed up with Macquarie to provide the facility as part of a multifamily refinancing.

Ares sees strong fundraising momentum with $2.8bn in debt commitments

The New York-based manager also is raising a targeted $1.5bn US and European real estate debt fund.

Loans in focus: AB’s Brooklyn mixed-use refi; PGIM’s industrial recap; Blackstone’s multifamily bundle

In today’s edition, AllianceBernstein is extending its year-to-date lending run with a $137.5 million refinancing deal in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant submarket; PGIM is adding to its industrial debt portfolio with a $213 million cross-collateralized package spanning major US markets; Blackstone is preparing a swath of multifamily assets for a commercial mortgage-backed securities loan; and more in our round-up of global loan deals from the past week.

Blue Owl nears $1bn raised across real estate and data center credit strategies

The New York-based manager noted it is drawing closer to $1.5bn targets set for the first vintage in each series during its Q2 earnings results.

Affinius expands European platform with trio of new originations

The firm’s European credit platform has now closed four transactions this year.