Lenders

Castleforge’s Kovacs sees ‘dramatic’ increase in office financing availability

The firm’s £183m bank-led refinancing for its flex office portfolio would not have been possible even one year ago, said Castleforge’s founding partner.

Lenders set for a boost in H2

Transaction activity is rising, fueled in part by an estimated $957bn maturity wall in 2025.

How to be an unforgettable real estate leader

Blackstone’s Wesley LePatner is gone too soon, but she made a lasting impact on the industry in myriad ways.

Aexx lines up €100m EIB loan to finance sustainable Spanish real estate deals

The European Union’s lending arm has been financing real estate debt funds via its Regional Resilience Fund.

Deutsche Bank to fund £1.25bn refinancing for London’s Olympia centre

The loan will refinance debt on a major redevelopment of the Victorian West London exhibition centre.

Tristan’s Pottorff sees ‘healthy pipeline’ in European self-storage

The London-based manager has closed a €110m loan to Volta Global’s 1BOX Group.

How lending in the senior living market is taking shape in 2025

Several high-profile retirement housing deals have come to the surface this month.

Avila holds $700m final close for inaugural real estate debt fund

The California-based manager is channeling investor appetite for US residential exposure into an institutional-level strategy for homebuilder acquisition, development and construction financings.