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REC Europe Awards 2024: Banks

Real Estate Capital Europe reveals the winning banks in this year’s awards.

HSBC helps unblock London office pipeline with £125m loan

James Moss, incoming CFO of borrower Helical, says the city lacks quality workspace.

Four fifths of debt fund managers considering back leverage, says Knight Frank

A landmark report shows half of surveyed managers have firm plans to use back leverage in the coming year.

NorthWall and BlueWater’s £310m hotel refinance signals hospitality resurgence

The two private credit firms’ capital helped Shiva’s Marylebone BoTree Hotel avoid an M&A process following an unsuccessful refinance in 2024.

Inside the deal: ICG’s £200m UK SFR construction financing

The manager’s loan to operator Placefirst demonstrates the opportunity lenders see in single-family rental.

Inside the deal: Cheyne’s £500m development financing of 75 London Wall

Cheyne’s Arron Taggart discusses using back leverage and factoring sustainability into the loan structure.

Savills’ Oakley predicts less extend-and-pretend and more forced sales in 2025

Lenders will ‘become less paternalistic and maternalistic’, said the firm’s head of UK and European commercial research.

Former Fiera executives invest in lending vehicle targeting UK housebuilders

Alex Price and Steven Wright, co-founders of Ashen Capital, have invested in a debt fund alongside lender Sibner Group.

Cheyne provides £500m development loan for London office transformation

The financing will back the redevelopment of Deutsche Bank’s former London HQ into a sustainability-focused office scheme.

Värde refinances European hotel portfolio with €225m loan

The assets consist of two Spanish hotels and one situated in the UK.