Europe

Roundtable: Opportunity in Europe tempered by complexity

Conditions in European real estate debt markets favour alternative lenders. But sluggish investment activity is picking up only slowly, and underwriting remains challenging, say roundtable participants.

Debt Fund 30 reflects sluggish fundraising year

Volume of capital raised by the leading managers grows, but the year-on-year increase is marginal.

European real estate: Lending with caution

Europe’s commercial real estate lending market remains a mixed bag, with certain strategies and regions more viable than others.

REC Debt Fund 30: Capital deployment picks up

Debt Fund 30 managers’ collective year-on-year lending volume increases

Lenders may be opting for volume over return, says Savills

Debt providers are converging on favoured types of real estate, the consultant said at its latest Financing Property event.

CBRE IM raises capital in the Danish bond market

The manager says the transaction enables it to free up capital for future deals.

European CMBS returns for 2024 as first transaction prices

A UK logistics deal, sponsored by Blackstone, has become the market’s first issuance of the year.

Goldman Sachs amasses $7bn-plus for real estate lending

The US bank’s alternative investment arm has held a final close on its latest debt fund and related vehicles.

Inside the deal: An ‘impossible’ €440m Brussels office financing

A loan from six banks funded the €880m purchase of offices for a retrofit project without a lease.

UK lending fell to a 10-year low in 2023, says Bayes

Lenders, including debt funds, issued significantly less financing, the business school’s data shows.