Lucy Scott
A survey by the firm shows lending in the region remains concentrated with a limited number of providers.
A US credit firm has provided the specialist real estate lender with £100m of capital for the strategy.
The alternative lender said borrowers are struggling to source construction loans as bank liquidity dries up.
The bank’s global head of digital infrastructure advisory says real estate finance will have an important but limited role in the sector.
In this episode of The PERE Podcast, the team dives into the trends at play in the fundraising market using preliminary data from PERE's Q1 2026 report.
The New York-headquartered manager has extended its long‑standing relationship with the platform’s owners, StepStone Group and Proprium Capital Partners.
Margins remained stable during Q1, but the firm has observed growing nervousness around agreeing loan terms.
The German backers of the London project have agreed to inject £500m of equity as part of the refinancing.
The EQT-backed operator was the third data centre owner to tap the region’s capital markets.
The manager says there is ‘momentum’ behind its fundraising activities as it targets a €500m final close.