French alternative investment fund manager Zencap Asset Management has closed its second real estate debt fund, focused on providing credit to value-add and opportunistic deals.
2 min read · 19 December 2017
Patrizia’s supersonic year of growth finishes with the €7.8 billion capture of the London-based pan-Europe-focused private equity real estate firm.
3 min read · 19 December 2017
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
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
DRC Capital has closed its third mezzanine and whole loan fund on £600 million (€682 million).
2 min read · 12 December 2017
Innovation in the industry will require debt providers to rethink how they underwrite certain properties.
3 min read · 07 December 2017
The latest figures compiled by our data team show there are 29 Europe-focused debt funds with known targets above €100m currently fundraising.
1 min read · 07 December 2017
Henderson Park’s Nick Weber is targeting value-add opportunities in a late-cycle market. Europe’s wall of debt maturities is helping to create them.
10 min read · 04 December 2017
Spanish bank BBVA has sold an 80 percent stake in its domestic real estate business to US private equity firm Cerberus for €4 billion.
2 min read · 29 November 2017
LaSalle Investment Management has closed its third mezzanine and whole loan fund on £804 million (€903 million).
2 min read · 20 November 2017