Daniel Cunningham
The impact of the ECB’s monetary policy reversal, growing caution in the banking sector, and the importance of lending selectively were among the concerns at this year’s EXPO Real.
The investment manager’s latest fundraising drive follows the closing of €200m of loans to Blackstone from its third mezzanine debt fund.
The most important UK and Continental European commercial real estate deals collected in our database, updated every Monday.
40% of respondents to a survey conducted by online real estate investment platform BrickVest expect availability of finance to remain relatively unchanged.
The investment manager was asked to arrange funding which met Islamic banking principles on behalf of a separate account client.
With LIBOR on its way out, European borrowers may be encouraged to opt for property loans with fixed rates of interest.
Real estate lenders’ investments in fintech start-ups demonstrate their keenness to catch up with the times.
As operational real estate becomes the norm across the property industry, so-called ‘alternative’ assets are no longer on the periphery for investors or lenders.
Debt providers are exploring new sectors, alternative lenders’ influence is growing, and banks are keen to push their green credentials.
Non-banks made up the largest proportion of Europe's Top 40 Lenders 2019, with a total of 18 on the list.