Borrowers

During 2019, we spoke to some of the leading participants in the European real estate finance market. Here is a taste of what they had to say.

Ross Davies talks to the CFO with the Prague-based industrial and logistics real estate company about sourcing debt in central and eastern Europe.

The former head of Marathon Asset Management’s US and European property businesses is now leading Starz Real Estate, which lends to those underserved by Europe’s banks. He tells Real Estate Capital where he sees opportunities.

Shopping centre owners are falling foul of their debt terms, forcing lenders to consider the most effective response

According to the co-working company’s EMEA real estate head, its rescue by SoftBank allows for “very sustainable growth”. But property debt providers will need to decide if they still have faith in the business model.

Lenders are keen to finance a broad range of property sectors in Spain’s revived real estate market.

Plenty of Europe’s real estate debt providers have lent against buildings occupied by the co-working operator. Real Estate Capital examines whether the company’s $9.5bn rescue by SoftBank will alleviate concerns caused by its recent troubles.

At the recent CREFC conference, Patrick Nelson discussed the office space company's business model following its refinancing, its use of SPVs in leasing deals, and its relationships with landlords and lenders.

Rainer Komenda, head of real estate funds at Bavaria’s Bayerische Versorgungskammer, tells Jonathan Brasse about how Germany’s biggest state pension provider is thinking about its real estate business as it views a downturn.

Writing a loan referencing SONIA could help drive industry consensus on a replacement for LIBOR.