Alicia Villegas
Former AgFe executive joins the London-based firm as partner.
While certain areas of the market continue to struggle, debt providers are increasingly drawn to the sector’s fundamentals, which offer an oasis of opportunity in the country.
The firm makes its third debt investment in the sector with a £75m financing for GreenSquare.
German bank provides £107m loan to Hana Financial Investments, supporting what is claimed to be the largest single asset purchase in the sector so far this year.
The German bank has provided £55m for the acquisition of The Relay Building by a consortium including affiliates of Harbor Group International and ZC Ronogil.
The refinancing of Milton Park, a science and business park in Oxfordshire, represents the private lender’s largest single facility in Europe to date.
The firms aim to address a ‘shortage of debt capital’ in mainstream residential developments with their joint venture vehicle, which has an initial size of £165m.
The US bank has provided a £45m loan to the GCP Student Living REIT, which has noted a ‘structural shortfall’ of such assets across the UK.
Cosying up to Eastern money is a strategic must for European debt providers as strong demand from the continent for London offices mitigates Brexit outflows closer to home.
Cosying up to Eastern money is a strategic must for European debt providers as strong demand from the continent for London offices mitigates Brexit outflows closer to home.