Alternative lenders

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.

The mezzanine fund will seek out core residential opportunities across Germany.

In this 13-page downloadable presentation, Real Estate Capital provides a snapshot of the leading organisations offering debt liquidity to the European property sector.

Lower bank lending volumes, the dominance of investment banks in emerging markets and growing pools of capital in the non-bank sector; clear trends emerged while compiling the latest Europe’s Top 40 Lenders.

The vehicle has been upsized to £750m on the back of ‘strong’ demand from borrowers, coupled with investors’ appetite, says director Alexandra Lanni.

Robert Johnson, managing director for Asia-Pacific real estate at JPMorgan Global Alternatives, tells our sister publication, PERE, why Japan is in a healthier lending environment today than 10 years ago.

AustralianSuper has teamed up with TH Real Estate in a £280m London development financing.

The latest figures from our data team show there are 25 Europe-focused debt funds with known targets above €100m currently fundraising.