Women’s Network
Formed late 2022, the Committee’s mission is to: Enhance the visibility and profile of women in the European Real Estate Finance Industry Create opportunities for advancement for women in the European Real Estate Finance industry Provide a structured platform within CREFCE which is dedicated to women's initiatives Provide opportunities for networking, mentoring and development for […]
YPREF
Europe’s sole networking group dedicated to CRE lending professionals and advisors with less than 10 years' industry experience. In order to facilitate connection across this network and contribute to the pipeline of future members of the YPREF Core Committee, Member firms are encouraged to nominate a YPREF key contact, who receives certain communications and invitations. […]
Sustainable Finance Forum
Matters relating to decarbonisation, sustainability and the wider world of environmental, social and governance considerations (whether or not described using the sometimes controversial "ESG" label) remain popular and important. We routinely participate in groups organised by others in the industry or from the policy world, as the iterative dance to agree common definitions and standards […]
Mental Health & Wellbeing Committee
Formed in 2023, the mission of the Mental Health & Wellbeing Committee is to: Raise awareness of mental health challenges in the real estate finance sector and promote an inclusive industry culture that recognises and addresses the mental health needs of this community, including among underrepresented groups. Provide a dedicated platform for mental health and wellbeing initiatives, […]
Irish Forum updates
In 2021, we constituted an Irish Forum (originally a committee but since renamed) with domestic and international banks, non-bank lenders, real estate investors and advisory businesses participating. The Forum is chaired by Paul McDonnell (who has non-executive roles at Brookland and CBRE), supported by Ciara Buckley (Arthur Cox), Henry Cleary (Barclays), Mairead O'Sullivan (SitusAMC), Derek […]
Construction Finance updates
We formed a forum to focus on the construction financing market in 2024, in response to widespread concerns both about specific recent and current challenges in this market, and about more structural problems relating to the way risk is allocated and managed across different types of market participant. In 2024, meetings focused on contractor insolvency […]
Community updates
The Community SteerCo was formed in 2021 with a focus on promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion across the commercial real estate finance industry. The Committee's principal areas of focus are to: Support the careers of professionals from under-represented groups in our industry, including developing suitable mentoring and networking schemes. Provide a forum for our member […]
CMBS updates
Since the Global Financial Crisis, the European commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market has struggled to re-establish itself as a core component of the wider CRE debt landscape. Challenging regulatory treatment under Solvency II has no doubt contributed to low issuance volumes, which themselves limit demand. Market activity appeared to strengthen in 2018-19, before the pandemic […]
Back Leverage Forum updates
We created our back leverage forum in late 2023, in recognition of the growing importance of, and interest in, the way alternative lenders are increasingly partly funded using leverage. The forum's steering group is led by Phil Abbott (Fieldfisher) and Sabah Nawaz (CWT) and a number of sub-groups focusing on specific work streams have been […]
Ethnicity Network updates
Formed in 2022, the mission of the Ethnicity Network is to: Create a sustainable ethnic young professional network providing an opportunity to share knowledge and develop as a cohort Leverage reverse mentoring and other platforms to support the education of leaders and allies Provide a range of relevant information and networking events at scale and […]