Deals

The real estate lending market is largely on pause. But the deals closed since the onset of the crisis hint at what lenders are still willing to sign off on.

The lender provided €129.5m to fund the private equity firm’s latest German investment.

Market observers expect deals like ICG-Longbow’s recent data centre loan to become more frequent as new working patterns drive internet usage.

German lenders are lost for words, opportunistic credit specialists are gearing up, and sponsors are dealing with a loss of income.

The deal for Finance Tower in Brussels’ central business district showed that banks and insurers can work together.

Debt providers from outside the region were a major source of finance in southern Europe’s property markets last year.

Although Brexit and the crisis in retail dampened investment, debt providers did brisk business in the UK in 2019.

Read on to find out which organisations and deals were voted last year’s best.

The French capital overtook London as 2019’s best-performing European city market, and debt providers were keen to get involved.