Western Europe

REC Europe Awards 2025: Banks

Real Estate Capital Europe reveals the banks that led the way in this year’s awards.

REC Europe Awards 2025: Borrowers, fundraising and deals

The leading borrowers, fundraisers and dealmakers of 2025.

REC Europe Awards 2025: Alternative lenders

The alternative lenders that stood out from the crowd in 2025.

Eldridge on flexible capital, new frontiers

Non-bank lenders continue to expand their footprint in European residential markets, supporting assets beyond construction, say Eldridge’s Graham Keable and Matteo Milan.

REC Europe Awards 2025: Mid-market, small-ticket, sector and sustainable lenders

Meet the firms that took the prizes in the specialist lending categories.

BGO on dependability becoming the differentiator

In a landscape defined by unprecedented geopolitical volatility, dependability has become the ultimate currency in real estate finance, says BGO’s Jim Blakemore.

Natixis provides £310m to Quintain for two Wembley Park assets

The loan enables Quintain to continue deleveraging its London build-to-rent campus.

PGIM lends €325m against grocery-anchored German retail portfolio

The refinancing of 85 assets was provided to retail owner Centerscape.

Maslow targets London PBSA developments with £116.6m facility

The loan is the second time the lender has issued debt to developer YourTRIBE.

Davison to rejoin Delancey as Farinola leaves

Lesley Davison previously spent 14 years as director of banking and treasury at the firm.