A row has broken out over attempts by a state-owned bank to sell a large portfolio of mortgage loans to ‘vulture funds’.
2 min read · 21 February 2018
Christophe Murciani, head of CRE debt funds at the Paris-headquartered firm, sees opportunity in logistics assets and value-add strategies across Europe.
2 min read · 19 February 2018
The French asset manager, which is closing in on its first lending deals, will write senior loans on core, core-plus and value-add properties across continental Europe.
3 min read · 05 February 2018
Mike Shields, who leads ING’s European lending operation, talks with Real Estate Capital about the prospects and trends for 2018.
1 min read · 05 February 2018
Private real estate debt remains a popular asset class with investors, AXA’s Timothé Rauly told Daniel Cunningham at Private Debt Investor’s Capital Structure Forum.
6 min read · 01 February 2018
In this two-minute audio, Jim Blakemore, the head of GreenOak Real Estate’s debt business, explains why he is targeting lending opportunities in continental Europe.
1 min read · 31 January 2018
UK property debt specialist Laxfield Capital has added its first commingled debt fund to its longstanding lending business after raising £500 million (€568 million) of discretionary capital from institutional investors.
2 min read · 30 January 2018
Debt funds have been a bright spot in private real estate fundraising lately. But at the same time, the capital piling into the strategy is concerning for some in the industry.
8 min read · 30 January 2018
Although the alternative real estate lending sector has grown massively, regulation remains light.
6 min read · 30 January 2018
Banker-turned-debt fund manager Jim Blakemore is taking GreenOak Real Estate’s lending business into continental Europe.
8 min read · 29 January 2018
