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Debt providers from outside the region were a major source of finance in southern Europe’s property markets last year.

Although Brexit and the crisis in retail dampened investment, debt providers did brisk business in the UK in 2019.

Read on to find out which organisations and deals were voted last year’s best.

The French capital overtook London as 2019’s best-performing European city market, and debt providers were keen to get involved.

An ESG-linked debt facility, a co-living loan, and the conditional financing of a retail landlord were among this month’s key transactions.

The UK's regulator has thrown its support behind the SONIA benchmark as a replacement for LIBOR, which could have knock-on consequences for private debt documentation.

Macroeconomic tailwinds supported lenders stateside in the last three months of 2019.

In his first interview with our sister title, PERE, Emmanuel Van der Stichele sets the agenda in leading one of Blackstone’s high conviction bets - last-mile logistics.

Many expect a ‘Brexit bounce’ in UK property investment. But real estate finance professionals are unlikely to get carried away.

Green financings, an insurer-bank collaboration and a UK PRS financing were among the standout debt deals closed this month.