Development Finance

Real estate lenders playing a distinct role in data centres, says ING infra expert

The bank’s global head of digital infrastructure advisory says real estate finance will have an important but limited role in the sector.

Chatham Financial: Iran conflict drives rise in lender caution

Margins remained stable during Q1, but the firm has observed growing nervousness around agreeing loan terms.

Pbb’s Wolf: ‘We are not satisfied with our 2025 results or the outlook for 2026’

The chief executive of pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank said its US exit and a ‘sluggish’ recovery will continue to weigh on the lender.

Maslow targets London PBSA developments with £116.6m facility

The loan is the second time the lender has issued debt to developer YourTRIBE.

Standard Chartered and CACIB provide €210m for Berlin data centre

The loan supports the construction of Virtus Data Centres’ Marienpark campus.

Oaktree-backed data centre developer sees strong lender appetite

Pure DC obtained a €1.9bn data centre financing from SMBC earlier this month.

Barclays issues Long Harbour with £66.8m debt facility

The loan supports the expansion of the manager’s Single Family Housing Fund.

SMTB provides £360m development loan for 125 Shaftesbury Avenue

Owners Edge and Mitsubishi Estate London obtained planning for the project in April.

Look Ahead 2026: BayernLB’s Laura Williams says lenders should heed lessons from the past

The German bank’s head of real estate, London, says some lenders are pushing leverage and pricing too far to win deals.

Office revamps are ‘some of the least risky deals’, says ING’s Shields

Speaking ahead of the closing of a £170m London loan, the bank’s EMEA real estate head extolled the benefits of upgrade projects.