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Steve Plavin, recently appointed to lead Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies in Europe, says a wide array of funding opportunities is likely to emerge as European markets reopen.

Latest survey by the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Europe points to improvement in industry sentiment during Q2.

Gadi Jay, who is responsible for sourcing debt for Blackstone's European investments, says the pandemic has not prevented the US firm from financing its property strategy.

Property finance veteran Natalie Howard is building a new credit business. She tells us why organisations like Schroders are the ‘natural fillers’ of real estate’s funding gap.

The private investor’s chief financial officer says financing options for its new flexible office development in Birmingham were limited.

Martin McGann, finance director of the UK logistics REIT, says the company’s latest financing diversifies its funding sources and provides long-dated capital.

The head of real estate at the alternative investor explains the rationale behind the €300m green bond financing of one of its portfolio companies.

Among the key trends highlighted in the past 10 days, lenders to UK real estate are left to ponder their borrowers’ plight following an extension to the ban on tenant evictions.

Tony Guthrie, a property receiver with consultancy Gerald Eve, says lenders in the UK are unlikely to enforce loans during the extended eviction moratorium, but that they need to be ready for its end.

Lenders argue the often-overlooked G of ESG should be fundamental to all aspects of sustainability.