Lloyds Banking Group is shaking up its real estate lending operation and has appointed John Feeney to lead an expansion of the bank’s property business. Lloyds told staff this morning that it is to streamline two of the three property divisions at the bank. The change will see Feeney take over responsibility for all real […]
Richard Dakin, the man behind Lloyds Banking Group’s post-crisis property deleveraging drive, is to leave the bank in November. Under his leadership as head of corporate real estate business support unit and non-core Lloyds has recouped £24bn of value from real estate since the start of 2009. The “bad book” has decreased in size from […]
Situs has appointed a new head of Spain as part of its drive to increase its loan servicing and underwriting capabilities in the country. Fernando Salazar Lacalle has been appointed to the position having previously been head of international clients and managing director of Spain for Servicing Advisors Deutschland. He will report to Bruce Nelson, […]
Related Fund Management’s credit platform has provided loans totaling $150m on two development projects – one in New York City and the other in Vail, Colorado – as the year-old group begins to examine a number of new opportunities across the US and a potential foray into Europe, managing director Brian Sedrish told Real Estate Capital. […]
The European head of investment management at the world’s largest CMBS special servicer, LNR Partners, has left the business, Real Estate Capital can reveal. Derek Rich has left LNR by mutual consent following three years with the firm. He was responsible for all investment, advisory and real estate due diligence across LNR’s European business and […]
LaSalle Investment Management has poached a new director from Strategic Value Partners to work in its debt investments and special situations team, Real Estate Capital can reveal. Daniel Pottorff will focus on western European investments and will report into group heads Amy Aznar and Michael Zerda. The team currently manages €1.9bn of capital and Pottorff […]