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The acquisition financing represents a 56% loan-to-value.
Ben Eppley, partner at the US manager, explains the reasoning behind issuing a £610m loan against the estate’s retail assets.
The loan, secured against a German designer outlet village, was underwritten by Aareal Bank.
The £900m equity backstop committed by shareholder Brookfield is designed to gain bondholders’ approval for raising fresh debt.
The latest financing of the Irish mall highlights the fall in sector values since the height of the market.
'It all depends on the operator and how the asset is positioned,' says Nuveen’s head of debt capital markets, Europe and APAC.
The manager has provided the facilities to a partnership between Delancey and Tritax, and PineBridge Benson Elliot.
Record footfall and high occupancy across the estate’s retail and leisure is expected to help its owner tap up secured lenders.
The senior debt held against the Spanish shopping centre is due to mature in March 2025.
The loan, for Dundrum Town Centre, replaces an existing €570m facility due to mature in September.