Alicia Villegas
Deleveraging of non-core European real estate debt was 60% higher in H1 2017, year-on-year, according to Evercore.
Soaring values and investment volumes should give investors pause for thought, but European logistics fundamentals remain solid for now.
The Swedish asset manager is targeting a 2% net return as it provides longer-term credit across commercial real estate markets in its home market.
The pair’s Senior European Loan Fund II is 80% invested, with full deployment targeted for September.
As its CRE Senior 10 fund nears being fully invested, AXA is considering options for its successor vehicle, according to its head of funds group.
The sale by Piraeus Bank is the first major property-backed deal in the country amid pressure from the ECB to bring loan portfolios to the market.
The strategy will focus on floating-rate loans provided across the eurozone.
European property lending offers strong returns, although risk has increased in some markets, the consultancy’s European Debt Map shows.
The French asset manager, which is closing in on its first lending deals, will write senior loans on core, core-plus and value-added properties across continental Europe.
Singapore’s GLP has raised capital for its purchase of Gazeley by tapping Chinese President Xi Jinping’s drive to improve trade with Europe, writes Alicia Villegas