The firm’s Europe debt head Jim Blakemore (pictured) says fundraising for the regional vehicle was ‘a lot easier’ than it was for its first UK debt product thanks to investors being more comfortable with the strategy nowadays.
3 min read · 13 December 2017
LBBW, Aareal and pbb have reportedly submitted offers to buy the German mortgage bank, with a final decision on its sale due in January.
3 min read · 13 December 2017
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, through its partnership with group insurer Scottish Widows, has provided a £40 million loan (€45.27 million) to UK real estate investment trust LXi REIT.
1 min read · 12 December 2017
Aviva Investors has written a £54.16 million (€61.44 million) loan to refinance the acquisition of four retail warehouse parks by UK REIT Ediston Property Investment Company (EPIC).
1 min read · 12 December 2017
US investor Kennedy Wilson has completed two refinancing deals with the Bank of Ireland across seven Irish assets.
1 min read · 11 December 2017
The European CMBS market has worked on a slow burn this year even by its own standards, with the first public deal creeping in just weeks before the end of 2017.
5 min read · 08 December 2017
BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, ING and Natixis have provided a seven-year loan of 50 percent LTV to fund the Paris office complex acquisition by an Amundi-led consortium.
2 min read · 08 December 2017
Barclays Corporate Banking has reshuffled its real estate team following the retirement of two senior bankers.
1 min read · 07 December 2017
Investec Structured Property Finance has provided a £46 million (€52.3 million) financing facility to residential developer Westbourne Capital Partners.
1 min read · 07 December 2017
Lloyds Bank has signed the first development finance deal under its green lending initiative, providing a £39.9 million (€45.3 million) loan to BlackRock Real Estate.
2 min read · 07 December 2017
