Lending

Apollo Global Management on why Europe faces a year of opportunity

After a period of recalibration, opportunities abound in European real estate lending, says Apollo’s Ben Eppley.

OakNorth and ASK Partners on making lending work in the new world

OakNorth’s Ben Barbanel and ASK’s Daniel Austin discuss the strategic partnership aimed at lending through economic cycles.

The opportunities in Germany outweigh the challenges, says PIMCO

Lending in German markets will remain a core focus for the firm, according to PIMCO’s Roman Kogan and PIMCO Prime Real Estate’s Roland Fuchs.

German partnership formed to advise lenders on ‘broken’ developments

Two domestic managers, Silverton and Pöttinger, have paired up to offer advice in cases where schemes have stalled.

Nuveen refinances four Cheyne and ARA Spanish PBSA loans

The Chicago-based manager has provided a €70m facility to developers Amro Partners and Falco Capital.

QuadReal-backed Precede makes first loan to BlackRock residential JV

The London-based lender this week provided a £105m facility for a BTR scheme in the UK capital.

Europe’s specialist property lending banks are a growing concern, says rating agency

Morningstar DBRS has flagged German and Nordic banks with large commercial real estate books as vulnerable to increased loan loss provisions.

Cheyne builds student housing exposure with £400m of loans

The manager has provided two construction loans to developer Dominus for schemes in London.