Western Europe

Former Bain duo’s new firm originates first loan

Atlas Capital Partners, founded by Sean Tarrant and Christoph Nickel, has provided a £15m refinancing of a Knightsbridge residential asset.

Rothesay grows residential loan book with £110m financing

The insurance company lender has provided a loan against Get Living’s New Maker Yards in Salford.

ICG Real Estate provides £100m development loan for Manchester residential scheme

The London-based manager was selected to provide the financing because it was able to provide a whole loan.

German firm Arcida Advisors begins fundraising for European NPL fund

The Frankfurt-based business is aiming to raise €300m of equity to deploy in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Värde provides €70m refinancing for mixed-use portfolio in Ireland

The sponsor – developer the Moran Group – attempted to sell one of the assets, the Rockpoint apartment complex, last year.

Cale Street provides £480m loan for AXA’s ‘landmark’ London office scheme

The borrower acquired 50 Fenchurch Street in 2022 and plans to develop a circa £1bn office tower.

Building behind the loan: No 1 Poultry – The City’s colourful, postmodern gem

Sitting at one of the City of London’s busiest junctions, the multi-use building’s lender put its loan up for sale in January.

Berlin Hyp shows faith in offices with Dutch loan

The German bank has provided a €130m facility to Schroders for an office portfolio.

LBBW and KfW back German residential portfolio acquisition

The loan, to developer ZAR Real Estate, includes capex for an ESG-focused upgrade of the properties.

Apollo Global Management on why Europe faces a year of opportunity

After a period of recalibration, opportunities abound in European real estate lending, says Apollo’s Ben Eppley.