CBRE has appointed Matthew Featherstone as an executive director in its debt and structured finance team.
Featherstone (pictured) joins from HSBC where he was managing director and head of real estate for global banking, UK. He has more than 16 years of banking experience, including 13 years covering the real estate market, with extensive experience in debt origination across private and public clients and the various subsectors.
In his new role, Featherstone will be tasked with using his track record and market knowledge to further strengthen the business pipeline for CBRE’s UK debt advisory business, with a particular focus on larger sponsors across all sectors.
Paul Coates, head of EMEA debt and structured finance, said: “Matthew is another prominent hire in our debt advisory business as we continue to strengthen and grow our capabilities, both in the UK and across Europe.
“Availability of bank debt is one of the biggest questions facing investors in the current climate and the extensive network of lenders that we partner with allows us to help clients successfully navigate the more challenging market landscape. Matthew’s deep relationships with both lenders and sponsors will be a great asset as we look to build on the success of 2020.”
CBRE’s debt advisory business last year completed €6bn (£5.3bn) of debt transactions across Europe, equating to more than 65 transactions across office, retail, logistics, residential, healthcare, data centre and hotel assets. This included the arrangement of a £303m debt facility for Singapore investor, Sun Venture, for their acquisition of 1 & 2 New Ludgate, EC4, a prime office asset in London.
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