Alicia Villegas
The figures that shaped the property finance industry from mid-August to mid-September.
Lower bank lending volumes, the dominance of investment banks in emerging markets and growing pools of capital in the non-bank sector; clear trends emerged while compiling the latest Europe’s Top 40 Lenders.
The figures that shaped the property finance industry from mid-August to mid-September.
The vehicle has been upsized to £750m on the back of ‘strong’ demand from borrowers, coupled with investors’ appetite, says director Alexandra Lanni.
Lenders are busy in the country’s booming property market, but fierce competition, high property prices and tightening regulation are challenges they face.
French bank Société Générale has underwritten the financing of a huge healthcare deal, highlighting the allure of the sector to lenders.
The far-right surge in Sweden’s election might not be a direct hazard for real estate investors and lenders, but it is a symptom of potentially damaging European political unrest.
Apollo’s purchase of a €2.7bn loan portfolio from Bank of Cyprus is expected to reactivate the island’s property market.
Apollo’s purchase of a €2.7bn loan portfolio from Bank of Cyprus is expected to reactivate the island’s property market.
Healthcare REIT MedicX has refinanced £233.7m of existing loans from the insurer, while increasing the facility by £30.8m.