Lenders are facing calls to grant interest payment holidays, force majeure is on people’s minds, and operational property is expected to be hardest hit.
3 min read · 16 April 2020
Borrowers with financially engineered performances face covenant breaches amid a market correction, warns AXA IM – Real Assets’ head of research and strategy.
4 min read · 16 April 2020
A measure to allow some borrowers to request forbearance from special servicers could hinder new loan originations, said a Real Capital Analytics executive.
2 min read · 16 April 2020
Rating agency S&P Global is monitoring sponsors’ performance, but believes transactions are equipped to deal with liquidity stress.
4 min read · 09 April 2020
Commercial tenants have been granted rent holidays as they deal with the impact of covid-19. Now, pressure is mounting for debt providers to grant similar treatment to their borrowers.
3 min read · 09 April 2020
Legal issues finance parties could face during the coronavirus pandemic will most likely be linked to traditional financial covenants, argues one real estate finance lawyer.
4 min read · 08 April 2020
Our conversations with debt providers suggest many will favour a collaborative approach to dealing with difficulties faced by borrowers.
8 min read · 07 April 2020
Our senior editorial teams covering PE, private debt, infrastructure, real estate and secondaries discuss the latest in how private markets are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Plus: ways firms are helping people out in the crisis.
1 min read · 07 April 2020
Following its signing of a €45m sustainability-linked loan, the fund manager’s ESG expert argues that such deals should remain high on the industry’s agenda, despite the covid-19 crisis.
3 min read · 06 April 2020
With tenants now defaulting on rent payments, new regulations will play a critical role in lowering the number of casualties in the industry.
3 min read · 06 April 2020
