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Morgan Stanley’s commitment to Canary Wharf boosts securitisation refinancing prospects, says Fitch; Richard Croft’s Martley aims to provide gap funding after raising lending capital; latest speech hints the Bank of England has an eye on how banks and non-banks interact; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Draft valuations for a Paris asset financed via Europe’s first ‘green’ CMBS hint at the extent of the problems facing the office sector; Barclays real estate specialist Jess Tomlinson takes the top property job at UK competitor Lloyds; industry bodies urge the European Central Bank to engage in dialogue for a better understanding of the challenges facing real estate markets; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

UK bank Lloyds is in the frame to provide a major loan as part of a prime shopping centre recapitalisation plan; French firm Nexity sells its real estate management business as it pays down its debts; rating agency Fitch highlights contagion risk from commercial real estate losses, led by offices; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

The European Central Bank's reiterated concerns about commercial real estate are echoed by the Bank of England; Grosvenor goes on the communication offensive about its expanded UK residential debt plans; Investec declares it is more than a lender with the launch of an equity side strategy; CBRE Investment Management generates mega-refinancing deal for London's Battersea Power station with the asset's construction lenders; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Sunny skies in Cannes belie debt manager frustrations; the European Central Bank warns of struggles ahead for commercial real estate in a higher-for-longer rate environment; Vonovia losses provide insight into how German real estate firms are coping; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Industry professionals at MIPIM in Cannes expect better financing conditions ahead; US manager Apollo increases its focus on European real estate debt with a dedicated fund; AXA IM Alts taps the development finance market for a major London scheme; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

The winners of the Real Estate Capital Europe Awards 2023 highlight the industry’s successes during a tough year; German's Aareal Bank divulges the impact on its figures of lending against US offices; we delve into the shift in attention within the private real estate industry towards credit strategies; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Find out which debt advisers, law firms and loan servicers took the top spots