French fund manager Amundi is aiming to build on its track record in real estate investment by entering the property lending market.
3 min read · 18 December 2017
German bank pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a €140 million loan to local developer Gerchgroup to fund a land acquisition in Cologne, Germany.
1 min read · 15 December 2017
Deutsche Hypo’s purchase by one of its rival real estate lenders could prove a canny move.
3 min read · 14 December 2017
The firm’s Europe debt head Jim Blakemore (pictured) says fundraising for the regional vehicle was ‘a lot easier’ than it was for its first UK debt product thanks to investors being more comfortable with the strategy nowadays.
3 min read · 13 December 2017
Poland’s Bank Pekao has written a €200 million loan to refinance the Galeria Północna retail park in Warsaw.
1 min read · 13 December 2017
DRC Capital has closed its third mezzanine and whole loan fund on £600 million (€682 million).
2 min read · 12 December 2017
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, through its partnership with group insurer Scottish Widows, has provided a £40 million loan (€45.27 million) to UK real estate investment trust LXi REIT.
1 min read · 12 December 2017
Aviva Investors has written a £54.16 million (€61.44 million) loan to refinance the acquisition of four retail warehouse parks by UK REIT Ediston Property Investment Company (EPIC).
1 min read · 12 December 2017
US investor Kennedy Wilson has completed two refinancing deals with the Bank of Ireland across seven Irish assets.
1 min read · 11 December 2017
US private equity firm Cerberus has signed €3 billion debt financing with Morgan Stanley to finance the acquisition of BBVA’s bulk of property assets, Spanish media reported.
2 min read · 11 December 2017