Term Sheet: Owner of Belgium’s Finance Tower Sues CBRE Loan Services, Patron Issues Its First Loans, Stoneweg Appoints Head of...
The owner of Belgium’s Finance Tower has filed a lawsuit against CBRE Loan Services, alleging the lender undervalued the property in a refinancing deal. The dispute centers on a valuation the owner claims is too low, potentially jeopardizing the building’s financing structure. Meanwhile, Patron Capital Partners announced its first direct real‑estate loans, marking a new entry into the European debt market. In parallel, Stoneweg appointed a head of credit and outlined a plan to deploy roughly €500 million (about $545 million) of real‑estate debt across office and logistics assets.
BNPP AM Alts Amasses €3bn for European Credit Strategy Targeting Value-Add Deals
BNP Paribas Asset Management’s alternatives arm has raised roughly €3 billion (about $3.3 billion) for a new European credit fund focused on value‑add real‑estate loans. The strategy will provide financing for transitional properties, aiming for high‑single‑digit internal rates of return. Capital will...
Loans in Focus: Maslow Helps Unlock Major Madrid Logistics Development, Standard Chartered Provides £250m for London PBSA, Pbb Issues €86m...
Maslow Capital has extended a €40 million ($44 million) facility to Dunas Capital Real Estate to accelerate a large logistics park in Madrid. Standard Chartered is providing a £250 million ($313 million) construction loan for a purpose‑built student accommodation (PBSA) project in London. pbb...
Standard Chartered Lends £250m for London Student Accommodation Scheme
Standard Chartered has committed a £250 million (approximately $317 million) development loan to convert a vacant London office building into a large‑scale student accommodation project. The financing will support the retrofit, creating over 800 beds aimed at meeting rising demand from domestic...
Sixth Street’s Alvarado: Future Winners ‘Need to Be More than Capital’
Sixth Street’s real‑estate chief Alvarado says the firm is overhauling its platform to thrive amid heightened macro‑geopolitical volatility, rising AI adoption, and a turbulent private‑credit market. The strategy shifts focus from simply supplying capital to delivering operational expertise, data‑driven insights,...
Term Sheet: Bayes Highlights Debt Fund Gains, Standard Chartered Backs London Student Housing, Ares Posts Strong Q1 Fundraising Figures
A new report from Bayes Business School spotlights a surge in UK debt‑fund origination, underscoring heightened lender activity. Standard Chartered has committed financing to Dominus and Cheyne’s London student‑housing development, reflecting growing institutional support for the sector. Ares Management disclosed...
Bayes Report: Debt Funds Rapidly Expand in UK Real Estate as Competition Increases
The Bayes report reveals that debt funds are rapidly expanding their exposure to UK real‑estate assets, driven by a surge in capital allocations throughout 2025. Back‑leverage strategies have enabled alternative lenders to boost origination volumes, intensifying competition for traditional bank...
Valor Tests French Financing Market with €148m of Logistics Loans
Valor, a UK‑based logistics fund manager, launched a €148 million (≈$161 million) loan program targeting French warehouse assets. The financing was supplied through two facilities from Germany’s pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, marking the lender’s first direct exposure to the French logistics market. The...
Nordic Borrowers Approach Fewer than Four Lenders, Aera Research Shows
Aera’s latest survey finds Nordic borrowers now work with fewer than four lenders on average, signaling a tightening credit market. The study notes a 15% rise in lender concentration since 2021, with traditional banks still commanding the bulk of loan...
Loans in Focus: Blackstone Refinances Nine PBSA Assets, Lender Club Provides £450m for Luxury London Hotel, Generali Finances Madrid’s Four...
Blackstone’s iQ Student Accommodation platform secured a €657.5 million (≈$710 million) refinancing covering nine UK PBSA assets. A consortium of lenders, led by Doha Bank, provided a £450 million (≈$563 million) senior loan to refinance the Chancery Rosewood luxury hotel in London. Generali Real...
David Hodes: ‘Why Chatham? They Leaned in Heavily on Technology’
Hodes Weill, a private real‑estate capital advisory firm, has been acquired by Chatham Financial, a leading financial risk‑management company. Co‑founder David Hodes explained that the transaction was driven by Chatham’s advanced technology platform, which can enhance data analytics and risk...
MERA Targets Preferred Equity Gap as UK Development Capital Tightens
MERA, a specialist UK real‑estate lender, has secured £100 million (≈$127 million) from a US credit firm to expand its preferred‑equity platform. The funding arrives as senior‑debt sources for development projects grow scarce, widening the equity gap for developers. MERA plans to...
Term Sheet: A £450m London Hotel Refinancing, BGO’s Dublin Exit, Nominations Requested for PEI Group’s Women of Influence
Qatari Diar has arranged a £450 million (≈ $576 million) refinancing for its luxury hotel on the former U.S. embassy site in London, using a consortium of leading UK banks. The deal improves the asset’s balance‑sheet profile and reflects strong lender appetite for...
Eldridge Enters Swiss Market with Three Development Loans
Eldridge Capital has launched its first foray into Switzerland by issuing three development loans to local real‑estate projects. The alternative lender highlighted that Swiss developers are facing a tightening credit environment as banks pull back liquidity. Eldridge’s loans aim to...
Clearbell and Deva Source £150m Refinancing for UK Logistics JV
Clearbell and Deva have obtained a £150 million (≈$190 million) refinancing facility to support their joint venture’s UK logistics portfolio. The loan, arranged by HSBC UK, is structured to fund acquisitions and upgrades of distribution assets. The financing aims to lower the...