Alternative lenders

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.

The impact of the global financial crisis for the real estate sector was first shocking, then painful and, finally, educational.

When Lehman Brothers failed, banks’ real estate lending units pulled down the shutters. The implications are still being dealt with a decade later.

Pontus Sundin has joined the Stockholm-based asset manager following the closing of its second Swedish senior credit fund.