Bridget O’Connell
-
Lloyds lets go of six as loan inventory drops
Lloyds Banking Group has made half a dozen redundancies in its non-core property team as it continues to reduce its legacy real estate loan book.
-
Goldman scores €700m Kildare loan
Goldman Sachs has provided Sunderland AFC chairman and private equity veteran Ellis Short with finance for his €1bn (£798m) Mars portfolio buy.
-
Empiric raises £85m in IPO
FINANCE: Empiric Student Property has raised £85m in its initial public offering – just more than half of its £150m maximum target…
-
Rockspring wins Aussie Euro brief
FINANCE: AustralianSuper has appointed Rockspring to execute its direct office and retail property investment strategy across continental Europe.
-
Gatehouse in £11.5m maiden loan
FINANCE: Gatehouse Bank has completed its maiden real estate financing deal and made a hat trick of hires to expand its property team.
-
Euro CMBS market makes up time
The European CMBS market is gathering pace after a slow start to 2014 with Bank Of America Merrill Lynch this…
-
LIM resi fund fuels Finsbury Park scheme
LaSalle Investment Management and APG have agreed a new £89m loan from their £440m residential debt vehicle…
-
Finance briefs 21 June 2014
UK commercial property returned 1.6% in May 2014, according to the IPD
-
C&R takes control of £832m Mall Fund
FINANCE: Capital & Regional is buying a further 62.6% in the Mall Fund for £213m to give it a 91.8% holding in the shopping centre vehicle.
-
L&R resculpts gym debt
London & Regional is restructuring the Lloyds Banking Group debt held against its legacy Next Generation Club portfolio.
-
Aviva doubles up on origination
Aviva Commercial Finance is doubling the size of its real estate origination team as it works towards its £2bn 2014 lending target.
-
Analysis: A new dawn for DTZ
A new era is dawning for DTZ – again. The firm was this week secured by a consortium in a A$1.2bn (£675m) binding offer.