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In this two-minute audio, Jim Blakemore, the head of GreenOak Real Estate's debt business, explains why he is targeting lending opportunities in continental Europe.
Germany’s largest listed residential landlord has sourced a €500 million loan from German bank Berlin Hyp to refinance portfolios in North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria and Rhineland-Palatinate.
A French student housing provider has sourced financing including mezzanine debt, in what is thought to be the first example of junior debt being written in the country’s student accommodation sector.
Banker-turned-debt fund manager Jim Blakemore is taking GreenOak Real Estate’s lending business into continental Europe.
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The German lender has provided a €94m, five-year loan at 65% LTV to finance Rasmala’s purchase of assets including an Amazon distribution hub.
Its populist government is a cause for concern, but real estate market fundamentals make the country worthy of consideration.
Aviva Investors has used capital from three separate lending mandates to provide a £124 million (€141 million) financing to UK property investor Helical, as it continues to expand its range of real estate financing products.
In the wake of the financial crisis, efforts to reform financial markets have had a profound effect on real estate lending.
Economic improvement in the eurozone will underpin a stable year for real estate markets, industry players predict.