When accessing the financial markets, organisations focused upon real estate benefit from using advisers with expertise in both finance and property. We have worked with leading property companies, funds, and businesses on all aspects of the structured finance process.
Our track record extends across all the major categories of finance, including:
Hybrid structures
Joint ventures/fund strategies
Mezzanine debt
Preferred equity
Senior debt
We work closely with our clients to understand the risk profile of a project, and provide access to potential sources of finance with a compatible appetite.
We publish a regular bulletin on the debt and structured finance marketplace. Recent copies are available for download here.
Working with CBRE
Clients benefit from our support in a variety of ways:
Continuity. We remain involved from the initial strategic discussions, through to documentation, negotiation with interested parties, and closing of the transaction.
Global platform. CBRE’s international network means we have access to sources of funds throughout the world.
Independence. Because we are part of a property consultancy, we do not take principal positions so conflicts do not arise.
Property insight. We draw upon CBRE’s unmatched global property expertise, the documents we prepare are exceptionally detailed. This can be greatly welcomed by the banks, as proposals undergo the credit approval process.
In completing our work, complex financial modelling is often required to provide better insight. In such situations, we work with our market leading financial consulting team.
We also work closely with our corporate finance team where relevant issues arise, in particular in situations that involve:
Prudential asked us to review the Life Fund’s interest in Green Park, its largest single property asset. Our proposals allowed equity to be released and £70m of debt raised for the next phase of development.
