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Alternative lenders have muscled into traditional banking territory in the real estate sector. But will they stand up to scrutiny when a downturn comes?

DRC STILL FINDS WAYS TO HIT ITS TARGET RETURNS BY “SOLVING PROBLEMS. …IT’S SPEED OF EXECUTION, THE ASSET CLASS OR DEAL STRUCTURE”

DRC Capital has been given a new senior property debt investment mandate by a European institutional investor. The fund manager will invest in European senior debt, targeting western Europe. The UK and Germany, where DRC is already active, are both likely to feature in the strategy. The firm has completed on a first senior debt […]

REAL ESTATE DRC in UK deal double  Real estate debt fund DRC Capital has financed a West London property and former-IBRC portfolio purchase from its European Real Estate Debt Fund II.

DRC Capital has completed two deals in the UK, for Draco Property and for a joint venture between Oaktree Capital Management and Patrizia Immobilien, Real Estate Capital can reveal. The real estate debt fund manager, run by managing partner Dale Lattanzio and partners Rob Clayton and Cyrus Korat, is deploying capital from its high-yielding £487m […]

European Real Estate Debt Fund II advised by DRC Capital LLP has provided a £24m mezzanine debt facility to support the acquisition of the Citrus portfolio by a joint venture between funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Patrizia Immobilien AG. The portfolio comprised 24 properties across the UK and was sold by Carisbrooke […]

The Professional Pensions Investment Awards celebrate excellence among the asset managers who serve UK occupational pension schemes. PPIA has been launched to recognise asset managers over a broad range of specialisms. The awards process is unique within the industry – with the shortlist drawn up in association with Aon Hewitt, one of the leading investment […]

Implications of a €400-700bn Financing Gap

Industry feels Financial Services Authority’s June rule change will make debt even more scarce

How much and how painful?

After the announced stoppage of all new property lending ordered by Germany’s Commerzbank for its Eurohypo unit, other European banks are likely to curtail lending, making this a major challenge for 2012, a PIE panel at Mapic heard.

Europe Struggles Despite Positive Trends.

Is Mezzanine Lending the Solution?

This report examines the UK Senior Lending Market in terms of the market’s lending appetite and parameters. Of the 356 institutions with banking licence present in the UK (according to the FSA’s regulatory list), 113 have a commercial real estate loan book. This report has been compiled by CBRE’s Debt Advisory team to monitor the […]

At the end of 2009, the total outstanding debt to commercial real estate across 24 countries in Europe totalled €1,848bn, 65% higher than in 2004.