M7 Capital has been the internal adviser to M7 Real Estate for all its debt capital market needs since M7 was established in 2009.
This incorporates initial loan underwrite and origination, execution and the ongoing management of all loans. In 2016, M7 Capital expanded its operations to incorporate a real estate lending and loan servicing platform. Today, it is an independent business that continues to support M7 Real Estate activities, but also advises and supports third party real estate investors.
Mission
Always manage your debt capital relationships as true partnerships.
The global financial crisis triggered in 2008 resulted in many valuable lessons.
Debt can significantly enhance your returns from real estate investments. Conversely, if not managed correctly and proactively, it can erode those returns.
To M7 Capital, the management of debt capital is of equal importance to the management of its own and investors.
We aspire to be:
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Open, transparent, pro-active and informative.
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A close-knit family that puts our people first and fosters their growth and sharing of responsibility.
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A unique real estate debt business with a real estate and people focused approach to capital markets. It’s all about the real estate and the people!
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A business focused on relationships, seeking to develop and maintain strong partnerships with all our capital partners.
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A business that fully understands both sides of the lender / borrower relationship.
Partners
We’re proud of the relationships we have with some of the biggest names in the UK and European real estate finance business, and even prouder that nearly all of these relationships have developed over years and multiple transactions.
History
2020
November
Acquisition financing for EREIP VI (Ireland), an M7 investment fund. Origination and management of a €8m senior loan (60% LTV) with Allied Irish Bank.
November
Acquisition financing for CEREF II (Poland, Hungary, Croatia), an M7 investment fund. Origination and management of a €57m senior loan (60% LTV) with Erste Group Bank.
November
Acquisition financing for EREIP VI (Netherlands), an M7 investment fund. Origination and management of a €52m senior loan (57.5% LTV) with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
November
Acquisition financing for Box+ 1, a retail warehouse focussed M7 fund. Origination and management of a £26m senior loan (50% LTV) with Aberdeen Standard Investments.
October
Rachael Roxborough joins M7 Capital as Senior Investment Analyst.
October
Refinancing of the French Active Fund, an M7 investment fund. Origination and management of a €80m senior loan (54% LTV) with Societe Generale.
October
Acquisition financing for Box+ 2, a retail warehouse focussed M7 fund. Origination and management of a £138m senior loan (60% LTV) with Apollo.
September
Acquisition financing for the Portuguese Investment Fund, a JV with a major global private equity firm. Origination and management of a €21m senior loan (46% LTV) with Novo Banco.
July
Acquisition financing for Martley, a third party mandated instruction with Kamco Investment Company. Origination and management of a £28m senior loan (50% LTV) with Aviva Investors.
June
Acquisition financing for Azure (UK and Germany), a third party mandated instruction with Centerbridge. Origination and management of a £64m senior loan (65% LTV) with Starwood Capital.
M7 Capital exceeded €4.0bn of originated facilities and c.€2bn of loans under management.
2019
December
Acquisition financing for M7 Mailbox, an M7 investment fund. Origination and management of a £120m senior loan (65% LTV) with Deutsche Bank.
November
Pearse McAteer joins M7 Capital as Investment Analyst.
April
First standalone financing in Poland. Origination and management of a dual currency facility of €70m (55% LTV) with Morgan Stanley.
March
Refinancing of the M7 EREIP IV facilities with German, Dutch and Finnish assets. Origination and management of €416m (59% LTV) senior loan facility with Morgan Stanley and €104m (73% LTV) mezzanine loan facility with Starwood European Finance Partners.
February
First financing in Portugal. Acquisition financing for M7 PORAF, an M7 investment fund. Origination and management of a €54m senior loan (65% LTV) with Morgan Stanley.
2018
November
Marcus Olujosun joins M7 Capital as Investment Analyst.
October
Dave White joins M7 Capital as Head of Debt Strategies.
August
Foray into the UK retail warehousing market securing terms with Aviva Investors with a £72m (57% LTV) senior facility.
July
Simon Boutureira joins M7 Capital as Investment Manager.
April
Deborah Conley joins M7 Capital as Senior Fund Controller.
April
Launch of the first M7 only French vehicle. Acquisition financing for M7 FAF. Origination and management of a €71.7m (62% LTV) senior loan facility with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The amalgamation and subsequent refinancing of the first three M7 EREIP funds with HSBC. Total facility of €358m utilised to repay the existing financing of €276m.
2017
October
Dan Boakes joins M7 Capital as Director of Debt Capital Markets.
August
First Pan-Euro financing including Finland. Acquisition financing for M7 EREIP IV, an M7 investment fund. Origination and management of a €147.17m senior loan (70% LTV) with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
March
First financing in Ireland. Acquisition financing for M7 EREIP IV, an M7 investment fund. Origination and management of a €12.9m senior loan (59% LTV) with Allied Irish Bank. M7 Capital wins European Institutional Fund Manager Finance Team of the Year.
February
Tom Tunley joins M7 Capital as Senior Credit Manager.
January
Ami Hawkins joins M7 Capital as Team Assistant First financing in the Czech Republic. Acquisition and financing for M7 CEREF I, an M7 investment fund. Origination and management of a €12m senior loan (60% LTV) with PPF Banks a.s.
2016
Summer
M7 Capital originates over €1.5bn of debt since inception with over €1bn of loans under management. A year of growth with 12 facilities in five countries with an average LTV of 65%.
June
Sohrab Maslaki joins M7 Capital as Credit Manager.
2015
December
Acquisition financing for M7 REIP IV - The Green, an M7 investment fund focussed on redeveloping a 40 acre site in Solihull. Origination and management of a £20m senior loan (52% LTV) with Lloyds Bank.
October
First standalone German financing for M7 EREIP I an M7 investment fund. Origination and management of a €31m senior loan (66% LTV) with Berlin Hyp.
January
Aniel Ramasre joins M7 Capital as Investment Analyst (Netherlands).
2014
December
First financing in France, the infamous Project Pineapple. Acquisition and financing for Mstar Europe TEIF, a JV between Starwood Capital and M7. Origination and management of a €94.5m senior loan (72% LTV) with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
September
Payal Mithani joins M7 Capital as Director of Debt Capital Markets Acquisition and financing for MStar Europe 1, a JV between Starwood Capital and M7. Origination and management of a €83.65m senior loan (65% LTV) with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
2013
December
Acquisition and financing for M7 REIP I, an M7 investment fund. Origination and management of a £46.31m senior loan (65% LTV) with Santander Corporate Banking and a £19.98m mezzanine loan (85%) with Oaktree Capital.
November
First financing in Denmark with RealKredit Danmark/Dankse Bank. Acquisition and financing for DaRE, a JV with Oaktree Capital and M7. Origination and management of a DKK249.58m senior loan (44% LTV). First financing in Netherlands. Acquisition financing for MBay, a JV between HIG Capital and M7. Origination and management of a €71.4m senior loan (65% LTV) with Starwood European Finance Partners.
2012
October
Lizzie Sims joins M7 Capital as Investment Manager.
June
VBRI workout portfolio continues to grow with a further £96m of debt to manage bringing the VBRI total £140m since inception.
2011
November
M7 Capital has originated over €125m of debt and has over €100m of loans under management.
2010
December
Through the strong relationship with Nationwide, M7 Capital mandated to assist and manage a work out portfolio of UK assets on behalf of the lender.
February
Acquisition financing for Northcreek, a JV between Westbrook Partners and M7. Origination and management of a £35m senior loan (60% LTV) with Nationwide Building Society.
November
Acquisition financing for Light Industrial Property Partnership (LIPP), a JV between Europa Capital and M7. Origination and management of a £16.2m senior loan (60% LTV) with Westdeutsche Immobilienbank AG.
April
Hugh Fraser, Chief Executive Officer of M7 Capital joins as Co-founder of M7 Real Estate.
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