Loans in Focus: Blackstone prices giant UK logistics CMBS amid market volatility; Leumi UK issues £62m hotel loan

There is a significant piece of news – and positive at that – from the capital markets, despite a quiet week for European real estate debt otherwise. US manager Blackstone today confirmed it has securitised €798 million of debt held in the UK Logistics 2025-1 DAC. Besides this deal, six loans totalling €144 million of debt capital were recorded by Real Estate Capital Europe in the past week and they were all in the UK. Loans included a £62 million hotel refinancing issued by Leumi UK. Find out more about these loans below, plus the other latest additions to the REC Europe lending database in this week's round-up of lending activity.