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How the UK lending report author and BrickVest co-founder aim to digitalise RE finance

The Business School’s Nicole Lux has teamed up with fintech entrepreneur Thomas Schneider to launch a property debt-specific software platform.

3 min read · 18 January 2021

Helaba focuses on sustainability in Nordic data centre debt deal

The German bank says energy efficiency was a key reason to finance Brunswick and Pictet’s Swedish data centre acquisition.

3 min read · 15 January 2021

The true impact of covid-19 on debt markets will become clearer in 2021

We predict debt capital to shift towards alternative sectors, lenders to tackle distressed situations and banks to make strategic divestments.

3 min read · 13 January 2021

Why M&G wrote a £303m London office loan despite the worsening covid outlook

The investment manager says long leases and quality tenants are among its reasons to finance the transaction.

2 min read · 12 January 2021

2021 outlook: Five equity market trends for lenders to watch

Real estate market participants expect more investment in alternative property types, repurposing to become more prevalent and sustainability to be prioritised in 2021.

3 min read · 31 December 2020

2021 outlook: Evercore sees more funds getting a new lease of life

The advisory expects a surge in manager-led recaps to avoid forced sales or hang onto promising assets for a longer duration.

3 min read · 30 December 2020

The story of 2020 – part 2: How debt providers got to grips with the pandemic-era market

In the second of a two-part review of 2020, we examine how real estate lenders continued to do business, and raise fresh capital, amid the uncertainty created by covid-19.

5 min read · 22 December 2020

The story of 2020 – part 1: How covid-19 blindsided the RE finance industry

In the first of a two-part review of 2020, we examine how the pandemic brought the European property sector to a near-halt.

5 min read · 21 December 2020

How Aviva’s £1bn ‘climate transition’ lending programme will work

The UK insurer has pledged to originate £1bn in sustainable real estate debt by 2025 under its new sustainability framework.

3 min read · 15 December 2020

The borrower view: HB Reavis’s Marian Herman

The chief executive of the Slovakia-based office developer and operator says covid-19 has boosted the case for flexible workspace.

3 min read · 06 December 2020

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