Italy

Natixis provides ICG JV with €125m for Italian retail portfolio acquisition

The acquisition financing represents a 56% loan-to-value.

Blackstone agrees extension plan for maturing Italian CMBS loans

Noteholders in the retail-focused securitisation will vote on the proposal later this month.

Kinetic and Kayne Anderson JV originates first Continental European PBSA loan

The partnership, Rhize Capital, has provided a €100m loan for two schemes in Italy.

Cheyne backs Bain’s Italian residential projects with €250m loan

The lender, which is financing two developments in Milan, sees strong demand for build-to-sell housing in the country.

Three Stars Capital Partners on guiding clients in an era of higher rates

Mauro Savoia discusses the challenges facing borrowers and the options available in the current economic environment.

Why virus-stricken Italian real estate is not fearing the worst, yet

Industry professionals in the quarantined country insist no one is panicking yet – both because of strong fundamentals and the hope the lockdown is short-lived.

DOWNLOAD: How Italy’s shift to populism is affecting real estate lending

Investment in Italian commercial real estate is down and there are signs of concern among lenders. This seven-slide presentation explores the impact of Italy’s new politics on the property sector.

CBRE makes Italian finance hire

CBRE has hired Martina Muehlhofer to lead the Italian arm of its Capital Advisors business, as it aims to expand the finance-focussed division across Europe.

Natixis and BNP Paribas back data centre firm

Natixis and BNP Paribas have written a €250 million loan to finance Data4, a pan-European owner of data centre properties.

Savills IM sources €72m Italian retail loan from ING

A closed-end Italian real estate fund managed by Savills Investment Management has sourced a €72 million term loan from ING Real Estate Finance, secured by a portfolio of prime shop units in Milan and Florence.