Financing the future of European real estate

On Day 3 of the PERE Europe Summit 2022, the Real Estate Capital Europe Borrowers & Lenders Forum will connect Europe’s preeminent real estate lenders with borrowers, developers, and advisors across the region.

Focused on understanding the needs of European real estate borrowers, discover lending opportunities across sectors and markets to diversify your portfolio and find the clients of tomorrow.

The discussion will cover key real estate debt and financing trends such as:

  • The impact of the end of forbearance on debt portfolios
  • What borrowers in the market are looking for when it comes to financing their investment strategy?
  • How lenders are incentivising ESG and impact outcomes with their borrowers
  • How lenders are adjusting their underwriting to access alternative sectors
  • And much more…

Discover financing opportunities

Explore new deals across European markets and breakdown how borrowers are raising finance in 2022 and beyond.

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Actionable content will ensure you can understand crucial borrower-lender dynamics.

Build lender-borrower relationships

Meet Europe’s leading real estate debt and financing network in one location. Connect with investors, banks, debt managers, developers, operating partners and more.

2022 speakers include

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Past attendees to our debt and financing events include

Aberdeen Standard Investments
Allianz Real Estate
Aviva Investors
Brunswick Real Estate Capital Advisory
Cain International
Conduit Real Estate
Cromwell Property Group
HIG Capital
HSBC
ING
Investec
Knight Frank
Landesbank Baden Wurttemberg (LBBW)
M&G Real Estate
Nisus Finance Services
NN Investment Partners
Phoenix
QSix
Realterm
Rothesay
StepStone
Schroders Investment Management
Starwood Capital Europe Advisers
Swiss Reinsurance

What our attendees say

Lennart van Mierlo

Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt, NN Investment Partners

A great opportunity to connect live with interesting participants and experienced speakers from around the world.

Michael E. Shields

EMEA Head of Real Estate, ING Wholesale Banking

Always an excellent event with distinguished panels and attendees – This year, I especially enjoyed the ESG Debt Panel.

Nicola Free

Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Finance EMEA, HSBC Bank

Such a refreshing and energising event having the opportunity to network in person with the great and the good of the CRE market.

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Ben Barbanel

Head of Debt Finance, OakNorth Bank

Markus Beran

Head of Origination International Investors, Berlin Hyp

Adam Buchler

Managing Director, BBS Capital

Daniel Cunningham

Editor, Real Estate Capital

Philippe Deloffre

Managing Director, Real Estate, Head of European Debt Origination, ICG Real Estate

Bruno Dord

Head of Real Estate Financings - Paris Hub, Allianz Real Estate

Britta Drexler

Principal, Apollo Global Management

Lorcain Egan

Managing Director – Head of Lending, Europe, Starwood Capital Europe Advisers LLP

Mark Epstein

Chief Financial Officer, McArthurGlen Group

Gavin Eustace

Founding Partner, Silbury Finance

Aida Feriz

Executive Director, Wimmer Family Office

Curth-C. Flatow

Managing Partner, FAP Group

Nicola Free

Managing Director, Head of CRE, EMEA, Wells Fargo Bank

Steven Gower

Head of Treasury, Savills Investment Management

Natalie Howard

Head of Real Estate Debt, Schroders Capital

Sally Hurst

Director, Debt Strategy & Origination, M&G Real Estate

Jonathan Jay

Partner, Conduit Real Estate

Arthur Jennings

Managing Director, Cain International

Nunzio Laurenziello

Head of Debt Investments, Generali Real Estate

Sophie Littler

Specialist Sales Associate Director, Fidelity International

Jaime Martinez

Head of Alternative Financing, Stoneweg

Katie Moretti  

Managing Director, Real Estate Debt, Barings

Balaji Nagabhushan

Co-Founder and Partner, Conduit Real Estate

Rahul Sule

Co-head, EMEA + APAC CRE Finance & Special situations, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Mark van de Wiel

Head of Originations Commercial Real Estate Debt, NN Investment Partners

David White

Managing Director, Debt Investments, LaSalle Investment Management

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Download the agenda to see the trends shaping the rise of real estate allocations in Europe in  2022 and beyond. These topics will shape the discussions at the Real Estate Capital Europe Borrowers & Lenders Forum 2022.

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Day 1
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Agenda

Real Estate Capital Europe Borrowers & Lenders Forum - Thursday 16th

Real Estate Capital Europe Borrowers & Lenders Forum
08:00 - 09:00

Registration and networking

09:00 - 09:05

Welcome & chair’s opening remarks

Adam Buchler
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Adam Buchler

Managing Director, BBS Capital

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09:05 - 09:50

Outlook of the real estate debt and finance market in Europe

Daniel Cunningham, Curth-C. Flatow, Natalie Howard, Jaime Martinez
  • What will be the impact of inflation and rising interest rates on the real estate finance market in the coming 2-3 years?
  • What have been the most notable deals taking place in the market in the last year?
  • How liquid are emerging sectors within the European market?

Moderated by Daniel Cunningham, Editor, Real Estate Capital

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Daniel Cunningham

Editor, Real Estate Capital

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Curth-C. Flatow

Managing Partner, FAP Group

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Natalie Howard

Head of Real Estate Debt, Schroders Capital

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Jaime Martinez

Head of Alternative Financing, Stoneweg

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09:50 - 10:30

Large loan syndications in Europe

Balaji Nagabhushan , Bruno Dord , Nicola Free, Sally Hurst, Mark van de Wiel
  • What are the challenges faced by underwriters in large loan deals?
  • What is borrowers’ preference for clubs relative to one bank financing solutions?
  • Liquidity sources for real estate debt

Moderated by Balaji Nagabhushan, Co-Founder and Partner, Conduit Real Estate

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Balaji Nagabhushan

Co-Founder and Partner, Conduit Real Estate

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Bruno Dord

Head of Real Estate Financings - Paris Hub, Allianz Real Estate

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Nicola Free

Managing Director, Head of CRE, EMEA, Wells Fargo Bank

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Sally Hurst

Director, Debt Strategy & Origination, M&G Real Estate

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Mark van de Wiel

Head of Originations Commercial Real Estate Debt, NN Investment Partners

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10:30 - 11:00

Keynote Q+A: a leading lender’s view of the real estate finance market

David White
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David White

Managing Director, Debt Investments, LaSalle Investment Management

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11:00 - 23:30

Networking break

Real Estate Capital Europe Borrowers & Lenders Forum
11:30 - 12:15

Borrowers’ perspectives on the current financing climate

Aida Feriz, Mark Epstein, Steven Gower , Nunzio Laurenziello
  • To what extent are borrowers now comfortable with borrowing from non-bank lenders?
  • How are borrowers looking to raise capital in 2022 and beyond?
  • How are borrowers evaluating and diversifying different sources of finance?
  • What are the main challenges in accessing finance from a borrower’s point of view?
  • How are borrower’s finding responding to ESG data requests?

Moderated by Aida Feriz, Executive Director, Wimmer Family Office

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Aida Feriz

Executive Director, Wimmer Family Office

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Mark Epstein

Chief Financial Officer, McArthurGlen Group

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Steven Gower

Head of Treasury, Savills Investment Management

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Nunzio Laurenziello

Head of Debt Investments, Generali Real Estate

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12:15 - 13:00

Lending to ‘hard-hit’ sectors: retail hospitality and secondary offices

Adam Buchler, Ben Barbanel, Britta Drexler , Jonathan Jay, Rahul Sule
  • At what price do more risky sectors become attractive to lenders?
  • How have lending volumes to ‘embattled’ real estate sectors fared over the covid period?
  • To what extent is retail activity bounced back?
  • How are lenders vetting opportunities in traditional sectors and have there been significant adjustments to their risk appetite/underwriting?

Moderated by Adam Buchler, Managing Director, BBS Capital

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Adam Buchler

Managing Director, BBS Capital

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Ben Barbanel

Head of Debt Finance, OakNorth Bank

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Britta Drexler

Principal, Apollo Global Management

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Jonathan Jay

Partner, Conduit Real Estate

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Rahul Sule

Co-head, EMEA + APAC CRE Finance & Special situations, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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13:00 - 14:00

Networking lunch

Borrowers’ perspectives on the current financing climate
14:00 - 14:45

How are lenders accessing opportunities in emerging sectors?

Jonathan Jay, Philippe Deloffre, Lorcain Egan, Arthur Jennings
  • How liquid are the ‘hot’ sectors such as single-family rentals, healthcare and content creation?
  • How are lenders going about gaining exposure to alternative asset types?
  • What are the main challenges in underwriting deals in life sciences, data centres and residential?

Moderated by Jonathan Jay, Partner, Conduit Real Estate

 

 

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Jonathan Jay

Partner, Conduit Real Estate

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Philippe Deloffre

Managing Director, Real Estate, Head of European Debt Origination, ICG Real Estate

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Lorcain Egan

Managing Director – Head of Lending, Europe, Starwood Capital Europe Advisers

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Arthur Jennings

Managing Director, Cain International

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14:45 - 15:30

Sustainability-linked loans: how are lenders incentivising impact and ESG in their portfolio?

Sophie Littler, Markus Beran, Gavin Eustace, Katie Moretti  
  • Is the cost of financing increasing for unsustainable projects or assets?
  • How significant is the data burden that comes with sustainability performance measurement and reporting for borrowers?
  • What are the main challenges are faced by lenders in creating credible EST-orientated incentives to their borrowers?
  • What are some of the more innovative models being applied in the market to engage borrowers?

Moderated by Sophie Littler, Associate Director, Fundraising & Investor Relations, LendInvest

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Sophie Littler

Specialist Sales Associate Director, Fidelity International

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Markus Beran

Head of Origination International Investors, Berlin Hyp

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Gavin Eustace

Founding Partner, Silbury Finance

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Katie Moretti  

Managing Director, Real Estate Debt, Barings

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15:30 - 15:45

Closing remarks

Adam Buchler
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Adam Buchler

Managing Director, BBS Capital

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15:45 - 15:45

End of conference

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