Awards

Germany’s competitive market kept banks keen

Domestic banks showed no let-up in appetite for German real estate lending during 2019, despite high values and low margins.

How a liquid debt market supported European real estate

The winning organisations and deals in our 2019 awards highlight a property finance market in full flow, even late into the real estate cycle.

Q&A: ING on lending in Benelux

Arie Hubers,, the Amsterdam-based head of ING Wholesale Banking’s Benelux real estate finance teams, discusses lending conditions in the region.

Q&A: Cheyne Capital on lending in France

Raphael Smadja, head of origination in France for alternative asset manager Cheyne Capital, shares his experience of the country’s non-bank lending market.

Lenders headed to Southern Europe for deal opportunities

Debt providers from outside the region were a major source of finance in southern Europe’s property markets last year.

Q&A: Cain International on its £385m UK BTR loan

Cain International debt specialists John Cole and Graham Keable discuss the build-to-rent loan voted Europe’s top development financing deal of 2019.

UK debt market participants unfazed by uncertainty

Although Brexit and the crisis in retail dampened investment, debt providers did brisk business in the UK in 2019.

Q&A: Mount Street on Europe’s loan servicing market

Paul Lloyd, global head of servicing at debt management business Mount Street, discusses the role of servicers in today’s European real estate sector.

Q&A: Allianz Real Estate on lending in Europe as an insurer

Roland Fuchs, the insurance company’s real estate debt boss, discusses the role institutional capital is playing in Europe’s property lending markets.

The winners revealed

Read on to find out which organisations and deals were voted last year’s best.