Author name: Tomasz Wozniak

There is a strong pull, once a sponsor has a live project, to get it in front of capital fast. Momentum feels like progress. In practice, going to market half-ready is one of the more expensive mistakes a sponsor can make, and the cost rarely shows up as a number on a term sheet. Capital…

Modular construction has moved from the fringe to a credible delivery route for UK development. Volumetric and panelised systems now produce buildings that match – and often exceed – traditional standards on quality, while compressing programmes by 30 to 50 percent. Units are manufactured offsite in controlled factory conditions, then assembled on site in weeks

Not every real estate transaction fits a standard financing template. Banks lend against clean assets with straightforward LTV profiles. When a deal sits outside that — because of planning risk, a layered capital requirement, an unusual asset class, or a market they don’t cover — sponsors typically hit a wall. That’s the starting point for

Institutional capital hasn’t retreated from real estate. If anything, appetite has grown – family offices, debt funds, and alternative lenders are actively looking for deployment opportunities across Europe. The mix of capital is shifting. Banks are pulling back from structurally complex positions – layered stacks, land-heavy deals, anything outside a clean LTV box. Non-bank lenders

HIC works with real estate sponsors across Poland, the UK, and Western Europe on transactions where the financing structure is genuinely complex. That means full capital stacks, stretch senior debt, mezzanine, and JV equity — deals that don’t fit a standard lending box and require a structured approach to reach the right institutional partners. The

Introduction In this month’s briefing, we will explore global project finance trends and explain Holocene’s core specialisation. We cover types of projects that are considered the most attractive by our financing partners, specifically breaking down the universe of projects into categories based on asset class as well as overall project characteristics. The goal of the