Real estate loan servicer and debt adviser Situs has appointed a new chief executive officer to lead its European business as it aims to expand its operations in the region.

Allianz Real Estate is aiming to expand its European commercial property lending strategy to the UK market.

UK-based shopping centre investor and developer Intu Properties is aiming to raise £350 million of capital through an issue of convertible bonds.

Deutsche Bank’s Spanish arm has completed the sale of a non-performing loan portfolio with a face value of €430 million, significantly reducing its non-core loan book in the country.

ING Real Estate Finance (REF) has appointed Julián Bravo as the head of its Spanish and Portuguese division.

Legal & General Investment Management's (LGIM) real assets division has arranged a £175 million long-term loan for the UK-based hotel owner Arora Group.

Downward pressure on German real estate loan pricing could persist, with a survey of the country's lenders showing that an 8 basis points (bps) decline is expected this year.

TH Real Estate has refinanced a portfolio of core continental European offices from the Cityhold Office Partnership (CHOP) with a €300 million loan from two European banks, Real Estate Capital can reveal.

Boutique bridging and development finance specialist Fortwell Capital has provided a £30 million loan to fund the development of a mixed-use project in the east London borough of Hackney.

Austria-based banking group Raiffeisen has provided more than €50 million of debt to refinance the luxury Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace in Budapest, in a deal arranged by Cushman & Wakefield’s EMEA structured finance unit.