Europe

Apollo Capital Management on Europe gearing up for a new real estate cycle

European commercial real estate lenders are looking forward to building on the positive market trends and opportunities that emerged in 2025, says Apollo’s Ben Eppley.

BGO on dependability becoming the differentiator

In a landscape defined by unprecedented geopolitical volatility, dependability has become the ultimate currency in real estate finance, says BGO’s Jim Blakemore.

REC Europe Awards 2025: The key takeaways

Lenders piled into a sluggish market in a year characterised by competition, back leverage and an office bounce-back.

Real Estate Capital Europe Awards 2025: The winners revealed

In a competitive property financing landscape, the winners of the Real Estate Capital Europe Awards 2025 made their mark.

Catena obtains €627m loan to fund logistics portfolio acquisition

The Swedish listed company used the bank loan to finance an €830m purchase from Urban Partners.

Natixis provides £310m to Quintain for two Wembley Park assets

The loan enables Quintain to continue deleveraging its London build-to-rent campus.

PGIM lends €325m against grocery-anchored German retail portfolio

The refinancing of 85 assets was provided to retail owner Centerscape.

Maslow targets London PBSA developments with £116.6m facility

The loan is the second time the lender has issued debt to developer YourTRIBE.

Davison to rejoin Delancey as Farinola leaves

Lesley Davison previously spent 14 years as director of banking and treasury at the firm.

Affinius targets $2bn of lending following first European loan

The US firm lent £80m to HIG and Primus Property Group, refinancing their PBSA portfolio.