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Morgan Stanley’s Matt Weir quits for Goldman Sachs

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Morgan Stanley’s Matt Weir resigned on Tuesday this week and is expected to take up a role on Goldman Sachs’ ABS trading desk later this summer. Weir was co-head of European ABS trading at Morgan Stanley before moving to work … Continue reading

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Davidson Kempner hires Starwood Capital distressed debt specialist

Davidson Kempner, the US hedge fund, is expanding its European real estate debt team with the hire of Starwood Capital’s Romain Ferron. Ferron leaves Starwood after almost four years working as a distressed real estate debt specialist at the end … Continue reading

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Come to today’s CREFC Europe Spring Conference at One New Change

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Join the CREFC Europe Spring Conference today for a full day of sessions in central London covering the major European real estate finance issues and debated with some of the markets most experienced professionals.  Today’s CREFC Europe Spring Conference – … Continue reading

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Ellen Brunsberg takes the reins at GE Capital Real Estate UK

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GE Capital Real Estate has promoted Morgan Stanley’s European securitisation platform founder Ellen Brunsberg to succeed Ilaria del Beato as UK managing director, underlining the multinational conglomerate’s refocus on senior lending. Brunsberg, who joined GE Capital in its capital markets … Continue reading

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Wells Fargo and Lone Star in ‘exclusive talks’ on Eurohypo’s £4bn loans

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Wells Fargo and Lone Star have entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Eurohypo’s £4bn UK commercial property loan book from Commerzbank, in a development which sees the exit of rival bidders Starwood and PIMCO. Commerzbank held a meeting at its Frankfurt … Continue reading

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British GRI 2013: two-day conference in just four weeks’ time

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Europe’s leading commercial real estate lenders, private equity investors and developers are gathering next month at the star-studded British GRI 2013 two-day conference, at which delegates and speakers will freely debate far-reaching market issues. The two-day event will host senior-level … Continue reading

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Morgan Stanley Mortgage Servicing team shrinks as ELoC bidders line up

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Morgan Stanley has lost two further staff in its in-house European commercial real estate loan servicing team, with a decision over the long-running possible sale of the predominantly CMBS loan servicing book still seemingly hanging in the balance. Elmar Schoonbrood, … Continue reading

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Lloyds hires Henderson’s John Feeney to succeed Lynda Shillaw as MD

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Lloyds Banking Group has recruited John Feeney from Henderson Global Investors to succeed Lynda Shillaw as managing director and head of corporate real estate in its Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking subsidiary, CoStar News can reveal. Feeney, who joined Henderson in … Continue reading

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