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Lower liquidity costs are among the key factors, according to Stuttgart-based BF.direkt.
Growth in compensation across Europe’s real estate debt market was largely absent in 2023, according to the annual compensation survey by executive recruiter Sousou Partners, shared with Real Estate Capital Europe.
Ravi Stickney, leader of the firm’s real estate business, says it is crucial to know when to lean in and when to pull back from the financing market. And now is the time to lean in, he says.
Conditions in European real estate debt markets favour alternative lenders. But sluggish investment activity is picking up only slowly, and underwriting remains challenging, say roundtable participants.
Volume of capital raised by the leading managers grows, but the year-on-year increase is marginal.
Europe’s commercial real estate lending market remains a mixed bag, with certain strategies and regions more viable than others.
Debt Fund 30 managers’ collective year-on-year lending volume increases
The biggest fundraisers for Europe-focused credit strategies revealed
Lenders face troubled debt positions as final maturity dates set out in loan agreements approach.
The manager has acquired performing loans from the German bank in a landmark transaction.