Specialist bridge lender, Hilco Real Estate Finance has announced that it has closed a £17.1m loan delivered at 64% LTV with a one-year term, enabling the borrower to buy out equity partners and the developer to complete the sale of the remaining units with more flexibility to maximise their return on investment.
The deal is the second to be introduced to HREF this year by real estate advisory boutique Voltaire Financial led by co-founder James Thomlinson.
Patrick Davenport-Jenkins (pictured), vice president at HREF, who originated and led the transaction, said: “The delivery of this loan demonstrates our ability to execute complex, large bridging loans, at some of the most competitive rates in the market. We moved quickly to get this deal into legals and valuation, and we are delighted to have closed this for our client. It was also a pleasure to work with Voltaire Financial again on our second large bridging loan this year”.
James Thomlinson of Voltaire Financial said: "It is always interesting to act on high profile projects such as this. Having been mandated by one of Voltaire's longest-standing and most important clients it was crucial to select a lending partner that provided both competitive pricing and security package, flexibility and absolute certainty of funding. Maintaining a dialogue with the Hilco senior leadership team throughout the process meant that key points of negotiation could be resolved rapidly.
“This was a relatively unique transaction in that the proceeds of the inventory loan were used to take ownership of the entirety of the asset by exiting our client's institutional JV partner, with development debt long since having been repaid. Patrick and his colleagues were a pleasure to deal with and I look forward to continuing the relationship."
