mezzanine

The Luxembourg-based vehicle hopes to surpass the efforts of pan-European funds with a strong focus on German assets.

The Swiss Life-owned firm’s second UK residential lending fund is pursuing a niche strategy of small, high-yielding loans in London’s suburbs amid a cooling high-end market in the capital.

The asset manager is aiming to deploy £200m of capital through a UK-focused debt fund.

The real estate investment manager will provide whole loans through its second vehicle focused on the country amid ‘strong interest’ in the market despite Brexit uncertainty.

Peter Sotoloff of Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies discusses the growing popularity of real estate mezzanine debt investing – and why there are risks involved.

A survey of UK debt trends shows alternative lenders are encroaching further into senior banks’ territory.

London & Regional has sourced a debt facility topping £300m to refinance the Mayfair hotel.

A French student housing provider has sourced financing including mezzanine debt, in what is thought to be the first example of junior debt being written in the country’s student accommodation sector.

French alternative investment fund manager Zencap Asset Management has closed its second real estate debt fund, focused on providing credit to value-add and opportunistic deals.

DRC Capital has closed its third mezzanine and whole loan fund on £600 million (€682 million).