Anna-Marie Beal
Following Starz Real Estate’s sourcing of Middle Eastern funding for its credit platform, the firm’s chief executive says the European lending market is increasingly attracting the interest of global investors.
The strategy includes margin incentives that are conditional on meeting sustainability targets.
The US-based firm sees significant mispricings that present opportunities to take short positions.
Through the new partnership, the organisations have already closed two deals, including the £251m financing of a residential development in London’s Nine Elms.
The JV marks Kayne Anderson’s first foray into the European student housing market.
The refinancing of a portfolio of prime assets in France and Belgium demonstrates the lender’s belief in parts of the retail market, argues its head of European debt, Roland Fuchs.
The funding line is part of a wider ‘strategic partnership’ through which Linus will aim to expand its real estate lending into new European territories.
An uneven recovery may lead to a divergence in sector-specific NPL ratios.
Panellists at CREFC Europe’s Autumn Conference also discussed the rising CMBS market and the increasing importance of ESG in lending strategies.
Panellists at CREFC Europe’s Autumn Conference said many lenders are struggling to quantify ESG incentives, despite an uptick in green mortgage issuance.