Allianz Joins with Aareal on €630M Syndication
ByThe portfolio includes Condor House in London.
MUNICH—Allianz Real Estate has taken a €365-million participation in Aareal Bank’s €630-million financing for NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. The loan, which partly financed NorthStar’s acquisition of 11 class A office properties, is one of the largest syndications between banks and institutional investors in Europe, as well as one of the largest financings provided by a German insurance company in this market to date.
GlobeSt.com reported this past December that New York City-based NorthStar paid €1.1 billion, or approximately US$1.34 billion, to acquire the two-million-square-foot portfolio across seven gateway markets, including Condor House and Portman Square House in London. The acquisition, in partnership with Cale Street Partners, closed this past April…