Loans in focus: Patron kicks off lending strategy with two UK loans, pbb and Helaba provide €185m for Prague office park, Barclays issues £180m to Edmond de Rothschild

Patron Capital Partners kicks off its lending strategy with the provision of £107 million (€124 million) of loans in the UK; pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Helaba provide a €185 million refinancing facility to Crestyl Group for its Prague office park; Barclays issues a £180 million green refinancing facility to Edmond de Rothschild REIM backed by five build-to-rent assets; 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.