lenders

Welcome to Real Estate Capital’s first directory of small-ticket property lenders active in Europe today.

Despite the dire economic consequences of covid-19, small-ticket real estate lenders have remained busy.

A student housing platform, a wood-based office campus and UK logistics were subject to award-winning 2020 financing deals.

Last year was the industry’s toughest since the global financial crisis of 2007-08, but business continued to be done, despite the uncertainty. Read on to find out which organisations and deals were voted last year’s best.

Blackstone extends its lead at the top of our list of overall awards winners.

The London-based real estate firm, founded in December 2020, describes itself as a ‘hybrid’ that can buy or finance property.

Just as property debt providers have made progress incorporating environmental targets into loan deals, socially focused measures can also be part of their financings.

According to one of the real estate finance industry’s leading recruiters, hiring activity in 2020 was concentrated in the non-bank part of the market.

Understanding the various sub-sectors and how different tenants use their space is critical for debt providers as they underwrite properties in this in-demand sector.

Mark Bladon, head of real estate at the banking group since January, plans to grow its exposure to build-to-rent residential and logistics, as well as its syndication capabilities.