Steve Plavin, recently appointed to lead Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies in Europe, says a wide array of funding opportunities is likely to emerge as European markets reopen.
3 min read · 28 May 2021
Latest survey by the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Europe points to improvement in industry sentiment during Q2.
3 min read · 28 May 2021
Gadi Jay, who is responsible for sourcing debt for Blackstone’s European investments, says the pandemic has not prevented the US firm from financing its property strategy.
7 min read · 27 May 2021
Property finance veteran Natalie Howard is building a new credit business. She tells us why organisations like Schroders are the ‘natural fillers’ of real estate’s funding gap.
10 min read · 27 May 2021
The private investor’s chief financial officer says financing options for its new flexible office development in Birmingham were limited.
4 min read · 08 April 2021
The head of real estate at the alternative investor explains the rationale behind the €300m green bond financing of one of its portfolio companies.
4 min read · 25 March 2021
Among the key trends highlighted in the past 10 days, lenders to UK real estate are left to ponder their borrowers’ plight following an extension to the ban on tenant evictions.
3 min read · 17 March 2021
Tony Guthrie, a property receiver with consultancy Gerald Eve, says lenders in the UK are unlikely to enforce loans during the extended eviction moratorium, but that they need to be ready for its end.
3 min read · 11 March 2021
Lenders argue the often-overlooked G of ESG should be fundamental to all aspects of sustainability.
6 min read · 05 March 2021
Property lenders are considering how to incorporate the S of ESG into loan deals.
6 min read · 04 March 2021
