Alternative lenders

Commercial property debt funds gained traction in Europe due to post-crisis financial illiquidity. Now, managers must prove their model will work through cycles.

David White joins Tunstall following its first debt vehicle fundraising to grow its loans business.

While some lenders are writing risky UK development loans, they are unlikely to destabilise the lending market, writes Mark Bladon of Investec Structured Property Finance

Despite Brexit uncertainty, debt originations increased by 27% following two years of no growth in new lending.

Credit market specialists gathered at EXPO Real in Munich in October. How to deploy debt capital with a downturn looming was a hot topic.

The creation of a central debt platform has paved the way for the German insurer to raise capital from third-parties.

Kinnerton Credit Management has announced a first close of its fourth fund on around €130m and is including Southern Sweden in its investing mandate for the first time.

Global real estate debt fundraising has recovered from post-crisis lows and is now far more diverse than it was 10 years ago.

The London-based real estate lending team is targeting debt investments in continental European markets.

Europe’s biggest private real estate institutional investor plans to raise third-party capital from the second half of next year for a credit-focused vehicle.