Lending

The private equity firm’s property lending business has backed Värde Partners’ new hotel brand.

Retail specialist sees more attractive secured financing costs as it refinances debt used for the acquisition of Poland’s Wars Sawa Junior retail complex.

After weeks of deliberation, we can finally reveal the organisations and deals nominated across 22 categories for Real Estate Capital’s annual awards.

The rising total cost of senior debt and growing competition in Europe’s smaller real estate debt markets are among the trends that stand out in CBRE's latest quarterly debt snapshot.

The total cost of senior borrowing increased in Q3 2018 across the whole of Europe, excluding three markets, CBRE’s European Debt Map shows.

Industry figures gathered at the London event discussed diversification in investor strategies, including the role of debt.

Providers of property debt can benefit from progress in ESG data and benchmarking provision, argues GRESB’s Josien Piek.

Commercial real estate finance industry figures discussed diversity and inclusion at the London event.

Effectively one step removed from real estate assets, lenders have not been at the forefront of the industry’s sustainability commitments. However, recent sustainable financing initiatives suggest times may be changing.

As Barings Real Estate moves to expand its European lending activities, it plans to raise capital from outside its parent company’s resources.