Regions

GoldenTree, Farran tap Canada Life for £68.4m loan

The loan will be used to refinance debt on Lakeside Retail Park in Essex, a property the partners acquired for £114m in March.

Walker & Dunlop expands European advisory arm

The US firm has made a significant hire after establishing a London-based brokerage in February.

Blackstone replaces Citi as lender in £153m refinancing

The loan refinances a portfolio of four UK logistics assets owned by Brookfield and Copley Point Capital.

CaixaBank finances €300m Spanish portfolio acquisition

The loan facilitates IBA, Batipart and Covéa’s acquisition of a four-asset, mixed office and logistics portfolio spread across Madrid and Barcelona from AXA.

Segro secures €1.6bn revolving credit facility

An existing syndicate of eight banks led by NatWest provided the five-year loan.

PIMCO Prime Real Estate’s Roland Fuchs to retire

The manager has lined up a successor to its longstanding head of European real estate finance.

US lenders shrink back amid tariffs uncertainty, say debt advisers

European advisory specialists report investment banks, including back leverage providers, are nervous.

Patron expands into real estate debt with strategic hire

The firm is aiming to raise as much as €700m in the next two years for its first dedicated credit strategy.

Zerda’s second stint at LaSalle comes to an end

The head of debt and value-add strategies for Europe has left the firm after four years.

Kennedy Wilson and AXA IM Alts secure $510m Irish resi refinancing

Wells Fargo and Deutsche Bank were the chosen lenders while 30 debt providers proposed competitive terms.