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This article first appeared in the May 2025 edition of PERE
LaSalle’s Dave White sat down with peers from other leading alternative credit providers across Europe to discuss the state of real estate debt across the continent.
Facing up to competition and uncertainty
Geopolitical chaos overshadows the discussion around the outlook for private real estate debt markets in Europe, writes Stuart Watson
This year, the participants in PERE’s European debt roundtable met the same morning that was sure to become famous – or infamous – as US President Donald Trump’s tariff-trumpeting ‘Liberation Day.’
Their discussion covered a range of topics, from the fragmented market across Europe, to the scarcity of capital and deal pipelines, to the extraordinary levels of geopolitical turmoil.
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