Retail

Canary Wharf Group moves closer to refinancing following Brookfield’s equity commitment

The £900m equity backstop committed by shareholder Brookfield is designed to gain bondholders’ approval for raising fresh debt.

Blanchardstown loan signals lender support for prime shopping centres

The latest financing of the Irish mall highlights the fall in sector values since the height of the market.

Nuveen’s Farrah Brown sees growing lender support for the right retail

‘It all depends on the operator and how the asset is positioned,’ says Nuveen’s head of debt capital markets, Europe and APAC.

M&G provides £200m across UK retail warehousing and logistics loans

The manager has provided the facilities to a partnership between Delancey and Tritax, and PineBridge Benson Elliot.

Why Canary Wharf Group’s retail may help it tackle its refinancing challenge

Record footfall and high occupancy across the estate’s retail and leisure is expected to help its owner tap up secured lenders.

Intu’s administrators and Nuveen seek €228m refinancing for Xanadú

The senior debt held against the Spanish shopping centre is due to mature in March 2025.

Borrower profile: Whitestone REIT sees higher liquidity for retail centers 

The Houston-based REIT believes secular shifts are driving momentum around smaller retail assets.