Loans in Focus: ESR subsidiary funds UK housing, lenders back Fortress and Lion leisure acquisition, Nordea provides €160m for Finnish residential

Venn, part of Hong Kong's ESR Group, issues a £200 million (€236 million) loan to developer Vivid Homes; OakNorth and other members of a lender club provide a £190 million facility to Fortress Investment Group and Lion Capital; Nordea Bank supports eQ Group with a €160 million loan secured by residential properties in Finland; the latest additions to the Real Estate Capital Europe lending database; and more in our round-up of European loan deals from the past week.