The debt tap to finance Spanish real estate is on. New players have entered the fray and competition to fund the right assets is growing stronger.
9 min read · 27 November 2018
Azora and Oquendo Capital have launched a property lending platform in Spain, which is expected to raise €300m for its first vehicle.
2 min read · 09 November 2018
The credit arm of the US private equity giant has lent €240m for land purchases to Habitat Inmobiliaria, which it acquired earlier this year.
2 min read · 02 November 2018
Political tensions between Catalonia and Spain’s central government have not disappeared, but an upturn in investment activity in the region suggests it is back on the map for investors and lenders.
3 min read · 01 November 2018
Around €2bn of non-performing loans have been sold in Portugal so far in 2018, while a further €4.2bn of live deals are being tracked, according to Evercore.
1 min read · 09 October 2018
Almost a decade since the launch of the Spanish equivalent to the REIT regime, listed property vehicles are creating significant business in the debt space.
3 min read · 04 October 2018
The Spanish REIT, recently bought by Blackstone, has signed a facility maturing in February 2020 with BNP Paribas.
2 min read · 28 September 2018
Apollo’s purchase of a €2.7bn loan portfolio from Bank of Cyprus is expected to reactivate the island’s property market.
4 min read · 19 September 2018
There is finance out there for investment strategies in Continental Europe, but you need to know where to look, say Francesca Galante and Cyril de Romance, co-founders of debt advisory firm First Growth Real Estate.
6 min read · 29 August 2018
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.
1 min read · 20 July 2018
