When speaking to market participants and commentators about Europe’s first ever CRE CLO, more frequently than not there is an inference that the Starz Real Estate CRE CLO is the first since the global financial crises (GFC). This is certainly a view that has merit, thanks to the fact that on the eve of the … Continue Reading
Read time: 3 minutes It is fair to say that there is not only a lot excitement about the arrival of CRE CLO technology in Europe, but also a heightened level of interest when it comes to some of the structural features that this new asset class could embrace. In this vein, it is fair … Continue Reading
Read time: 2 minutes When speaking to market participants about the intricacies and benefits of CRE CLO technology, more frequently than not the first point that I have found myself explaining is the difference between a CRE CLO and CMBS. It is certainly a fair question, as ostensibly both products are the same given that … Continue Reading
Read time: 2 minutes The European commercial real estate (CRE) lending market is currently awash with an oasis of interest when it comes to the deployment of CRE CLO’s as a means of financing loans secured by CRE. To date, debt funds that have financed CRE have been reliant on a myriad of sources of … Continue Reading
Read time: 1 minute 20 seconds There’s no doubt that 2021 was an outstanding year for European structured CRE credit activity. And as attention turns to 2022, the scene is clearly set for it to be the most exciting, innovative and ground-breaking year since CMBS broke onto the European scene in the early noughties. Truly, … Continue Reading
