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Kinetic Capital secures backing from StepStone Real Estate for student housing lending; Tikehau Capital exceeds its target as it closes its second opportunistic vehicle; real estate mogul Tom Barrack pleads not guilty to illegal lobbying charges; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Kennedy Wilson secures a €700m capital commitment for its real estate lending drive; Tyrus Capital launches a third vehicle for its mid-market loans strategy; CBRE figures show a year-on-year improvement in European property investment; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Berlin Hyp and BentallGreenOak back repositioning projects in Amsterdam and London; Cerberus acquires Spain’s biggest distressed portfolio of the covid era; credit veteran Peter Weidman leaves Goldman Sachs; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

US lender Morgan Stanley launches a securitisation of a loan backing London’s Aldgate Tower; Aviva provides a £276 million (€323 million) sustainable loan to UK landlord Bruntwood; Cain International and FREO Group source €100 million of bank debt for their Munich development; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Lone Star makes its return to the UK hotels market with a £100 million-plus loan; Madrid-based Incus Capital targets a new €500 million credit fund with real estate debt in the remit; the private real estate industry’s most influential women are recognised; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Apollo enters an agreement to target distressed Italian property loans; AXA issues a €500 million green bond for its open-ended core fund; Bank of America and Morgan Stanley launch a CMBS for Brookfield’s retail park portfolio; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

AEW discusses its plans to double its European debt portfolio; Apollo’s Epply explains why his firm backed Tristan’s German portfolio play; the British Property Federation says the UK commercial tenant eviction moratorium must end; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

PwC’s occupier survey raises empty office fears; Deloitte makes a key hire for its new debt advisory unit; AXA IM – Alts’ head of research and strategy discusses inflation risk; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

SocGen, Morgan Stanley and BofA back Vonovia’s takeover of Deutsche Wohnen; UK lenders finance growing senior living investment opportunities; Hammerson and Tritax make sustainable bond issuance debuts; Samsung Life takes minority stake in Savills Investment Management; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

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