
Daniel Cunningham
The London-based real estate firm, founded in December 2020, describes itself as a ‘hybrid’ that can buy or finance property.
Just as property debt providers have made progress incorporating environmental targets into loan deals, socially focused measures can also be part of their financings.
Ralf Kind, head of the company’s debt business, says investors are looking for safety by backing lending strategies.
According to one of the real estate finance industry’s leading recruiters, hiring activity in 2020 was concentrated in the non-bank part of the market.
During 2021, equity capital will be diverted from offices and shops to beds and sheds, creating demand for debt finance. But lenders should not overlook opportunities elsewhere.
The organisations are among an increasing number of managers choosing the current volatile environment to better establish their European debt businesses.
The asset manager has hired real estate finance specialist Natalie Howard from DRC Capital to lead a comprehensive debt business.
Real estate finance specialists expect to see lenders expand their range of products and sponsors vary their sources of debt.
Real estate finance specialists expect debt providers to work with sponsors to tackle troubled loan situations in one of their predictions for the year ahead.
The Business School’s Nicole Lux has teamed up with fintech entrepreneur Thomas Schneider to launch a property debt-specific software platform.