Deutsche Hypothekenbank (Deutsche Hypo) has financed a portfolio of mainly retail properties located across regional France for shopping centre specialist Eurocommercial Properties France.

Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (pbb) has provided a €260 million senior loan to finance the acquisition of a portfolio of German and Dutch logistics assets and has syndicated more than half of the total.

Aviva Investors has provided long-term finance to Manchester-based property firm Bruntwood in order to support its regional UK development and investment drive.

Allied Irish Bank (AIB) has provided a €32 million loan to Marathon Asset Management to finance a retail park owned by the US investor in Dublin’s southern suburbs, Real Estate Capital has learned.

They’ve kept a low profile in the European property lending market so far, but Taiwanese banks are tipped to be an increasing source of liquidity.

UK student accommodation provider University Partnerships Programme (UPP) has closed a £104.7 million financing of a student housing development for the University of London.

Capital & Regional has refinanced the debt held against its UK shopping centre portfolio with three new loan facilities totalling £372.5 million (€438 million).

A consortium of banks has provided a €900 million refinancing of Qatar Investment Authority’s (QIA) 140,000 square metres Porta Nuova business estate in the centre of Milan.

London-based investment management firm Man Group has completed its acquisition of Aalto Invest.

As we prepare to enter 2017, what are the key trends that real estate finance professionals should monitor?