Invesco Real Estate has lent €710m (£611.8) across European loans in the first five months of 2026, marking a record period for the firm’s credit team on the continent.
Among the transactions completed this year was a €154m refinancing facility for Carlyle Europe Realty, Carlyle’s pan-European real estate platform. Agreed in April, the loan was secured against a portfolio of 25 logistics assets in Germany and the Netherlands.
Invesco also provided a further loan secured against UK logistics assets, taking its total financing for Carlyle this year to around €300m, the firm reported.
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“In what has become a highly competitive credit market, 2026 has been a record year for the European debt team at Invesco as we build and deliver tailored financing for a significant number of prime sponsors,” said Andrew Gordon, managing director and head of European real estate credit at Invesco Real Estate.
Gordon added that the market for lending solutions at scale remains strong in Europe.
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Funding for the loans has come from a range of vehicles within Invesco Real Estate, including its European credit fund, the firm said.
Invesco’s European credit business now manages $1.7bn (£1.3bn) in assets under management, while its global real estate credit business oversees $10.2bn. The wider Invesco group manages $2.2tn in assets.
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