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Snapshot Iberian Property Finance September 2016 SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 2 Dear Readers, INDEX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 MARKET SITUATION Macro data Spain LENDING APPETITE Spain Foreign Lenders in Spain Portugal Lending Policies in the Iberian Peninsula Macro data Portugal 6 6 7 7 Spanish Commercial Real Estate Portuguese Commercial Real Estate Capital Structure Adjustment Basel III Implications 10 10 11 11 12 12 OUR UNDERSTANDING ON PRICING 8 OUTLOOK14 X X As a follow up to last year´s 2nd Iberian Lender Survey in Commercial Real Estate, we are delighted to introduce JLL’s latest research on the Spanish and Portuguese Property Finance markets. This snapshot provides an insight into the current situation of the Iberian Peninsula´s Commercial Real Estate debt market, including an overview of the market, the existing lending appetite, the debt types and pricing, and the main investors. Understanding the expectations of the market´s key players and having an insight into their objectives and investment policies should help improve transparency in the sector. We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all who contributed to the research and shared their thoughts and perspectives. If you would like to receive any clarification, please feel free to contact JLL’s Debt Advisory Iberia team. Yours sincerely, Jorge Valenzuela, Head of Debt Advisory Iberia Corporate Finance 3 For Plain Vanilla loans on income producing Core assets. Significant increased numbers of Lenders with more than 60 identified in Spain, who are active or willing to be active and more than 15 in Portugal. Slight increase in margin spread of 1025 bps in Spain and decrease of 25 bps in Portugal. BORROWING CONDITIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO Also focused on selective Value-Add projects, in good locations with high pre-let levels and the adequate guarantees. IMPROVE Development finance market is opening up for traditional and alternative Lenders very selectively. Few lenders are ready to expand into speculative development, in Prime locations. Nontraditional Lenders like Insurance companies and Private-Equity Debt funds are increasing their lending throughout the Iberian Peninsula. Average deal flow in Spain stands in the €15 to €50 million size, ranging with typical LTVs (Loan to Values) between 50% and 65% and prime margins in the region of 160-250 bps, depending on asset quality and risk analysis. Average deal flow in Portugal stands in the €10 to €20 million size, LTVs ranging between 50% and 60%, with prime margin ranging 225 to 350 bps. On the whole, Real Estate Finance is much more liquid than it was just two or three years ago. Any concerns over pricing are being assuaged by the fact that in a low interest rate environment, the income return of real estate remains attractive compared to other asset classes. SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 LENDING APPETITE 6 7 SPAIN PORTUGAL Domestic Banks have returned, but are playing it safe. • BBVA, Bankinter and Banco Sabadell are also writing loans. • • The remaining domestic banks are lending again, but behaving conservatively. • he Property Finance sector T seems to have stabilized. Santander and CaixaBank are currently two of the most active Lenders. • • • Few will single-handedly finance large-ticket investments. Most remain focused on investment rather than development finance. Ring fenced structures are now more common for the Spanish Banks. Traditional Banks Debt Funds Insurance Companies Selectively in the game for Core Assets and large tickets. • Have also attempted to deploy capital in Spain. • For example, ING Bank financed: • Tickets over €20M, just a few can do lesser loan amounts. Have a unique selling proposition with duration and bullet loans. • JLL Debt Advisory Iberia advised the Lender, Allianz RE, in a €133m 10-year bullet loan for Marineda SC in La Coruña to Merlin Properties. • 280m Torre Espacio to the € Philippine Group Emperador. €37m As Termas Shopping Center in Lugo. The borrower, Lar España, was advised by JLL Debt Advisory Iberia. • Senior + Mezzanine loans 60-80%, most of them at 2 digits return. • ifficulty finding the right D deals with which to generate the required returns (350 – 900 bps margin). • • FOREIGN LENDERS IN SPAIN • • As a result of the predominantly cautious market appetite, Core lending has become a favorite among a number of Lenders. The former active banks like NovoBanco (former BES), BCP, BPI and Caixa General de Depositos (CGD) have all pulled back on their acquisition activity, more concerned with cleaning their balance sheets than investing in real estate. Quieter ones (including Portuguese and Spanish Banks as well as some other International Lenders) have stayed in the game and become more active. • ome Portuguese banks are S competitive in loan structure and terms, although find it difficult to provide bullet loans in Portugal. • Development loans are still challenging to obtain. • Refurbishment and loan repositioning has led to a robust pipeline in Lisbon and even the typically less active Porto. For example, ING Bank financed: • LA in a €140m syndicated loan M of a shopping center. • €40m bilateral loan to finance a portfolio of 12 prime High Street units in Lisbon and Porto. LENDING POLICIES IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA • Against the backdrop of a dynamic property structured finance market, Lenders are regularly and swiftly updating and even adapting their lending policies. • Increase in Core, Core+ and Value-Add LTV / LTC (Loan to Cost). • As far as «Core» is concerned, maximum LTV remain at 65% in Spain and 60% in Portugal. • This latter trend is a direct consequence of the dramatic drop in property yields. • Lender margin spread conditioned by yield compression. • Debt Yield covenant introduced, which cannot be met when surpassing a given leverage ratio. • OUR UNDERSTANDING ON PRICING SENIOR DEBT For the best deals at 160 bps p.a. in Spain; and slight margin reduction to 225 bps in Portugal, compared to 90 bps in Germany and 125 in France. • Swaps rate have also notably shrunk, to the point of being negative up to a 5-year term. Unfortunately, Lenders have inserted floor provisions in loan agreements and few borrowers actually enjoy negative rates. • Total funding costs are now at extremely low levels across Europe. As a reference, BerlinHyp has raised its first negative-rate Pfandbriefe, issuing €500m for 3 years at -0.16% p.a. MEZZANINE DEBT • (Range of conditions offered by Lenders) MARGIN (BPS) TERM LTV/ LTC TICKET (€ MILLION) Re-Financing / Acquisitions Stable Asset 160 - 250 5 - 10 years 50% - 65% €5M - €200M Re-Financing / Acquisition Repositioning 225 - 400 3 - 5 years 40% - 60% €5M - €100M Renovation Financing 225 - 500 6 - 24 months 40% - 55% €3M - €50M Conversion Financing 250 - 550 6 - 24 months 40% - 55% €3M - €50M Development Financing 300 - 600 12 - 36 months 40% - 50% €3M - €200M MARGIN (BPS) TERM LTV/ LTC TICKET (€ MILLION) Re-Financing / Acquisitions Stable Asset 350 - 900 3 - 7 years 65% - 80% €5M - €200M Re-Financing / Acquisition Repositioning 350 - 900 2 - 4 years 50% - 80% €3M - €100M Renovation Financing 400 - 1,400 6 - 24 months 50% - 70% €3M - €50M Conversion Financing 400 - 1,400 6 - 24 months 50% - 70% €1M - €50M Development Financing 400 - 1,400 6 - 36 months 50% - 70% €3M - €200M • In Portugal, margin spreads have compressed by 25 bps for Plain Vanilla deals. PORTUGAL - FINANCING TERMS SENIOR DEBT 8 SPAIN - FINANCING TERMS MEZZANINE DEBT • 2016 has seen core asset margins increase slightly In Spain, margin spreads stand at 10 to 25 bps above 2015 levels. (Range of conditions offered by Lenders) MARGIN (BPS) TERM LTV/ LTC TICKET (€ MILLION) Re-Financing / Acquisitions Stable Asset 225 - 350 5 - 10 years 50% - 60% € 5M - € 100M Re-Financing / Acquisition Repositioning 325 - 600 3 - 5 years 40% - 55% € 5M - € 60M Renovation Financing 325 - 600 6 - 24 months 40% - 55% € 3M - € 30M Conversion Financing 350 - 700 6 - 24 months 40% - 55% € 3M - € 30M Development Financing 350 - 800 12 - 36 months 40% - 50% € 3M - € 100M MARGIN (BPS) TERM LTV/ LTC TICKET (€ MILLION) Re-Financing / Acquisitions Stable Asset 450 - 1,000 3 - 7 years 60% - 80% € 5M - € 100M Re-Financing / Acquisition Repositioning 450 - 1,000 3 - 5 years 50% - 80% € 5M - € 50M Renovation Financing 500 - 1,500 6 - 24 months 50% - 70% € 3M - € 50M Conversion Financing 500 - 1,500 6 - 24 months 50% - 70% € 1M - € 50M Development Financing 500 - 1,500 6 - 36 months 50% - 70% € 3M - € 100M SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 The table below reflects our understanding of the current Iberian market financing conditions, with the following conclusions for Plain Vanilla financing in H1 2016: 9 SPANISH COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MACRO DATA SPAIN 2015 2016 (F) GDP var. Annual (%) 3.2 3.0 Private Consumption var. Annual (%) 3.1 3.3 Unnemployment Rate (%) 22.1 19.9 CPI var. Annual (%) -0.5 -0.4 International Visitors (millions) 68.1 N/A 10 = • In recent years, the Spanish economy has experienced a significant turnaround. • The IMF named Spain as 2015’s fastest-growing advanced economy in the Eurozone. • The Spanish economy has shrugged off political ambivalence. • On the heels of low inflation, household consumption remains robust. TRANSACTIONS BUYERS YIELDS • In 2015, Spain accumulated a whopping 9.4 bn € in direct real estate investment transactions (Hotels, Logistics, Office and Retail), the highest figure since 2007. • • • As of H1 2016, investment volume in Spain surpassed 3.1 bn €. • • For 2016, forecasts predict a healthy 7 bn € for total direct real estate investment transactions, slightly below last year´s number due to a lack of available product. Opportunistic investors have been gradually disappearing, with Core and Value-Add now at center stage. • A recovery has been initiated in the development construction scene. Similar to last year, the most active buyers continue to be the SOCIMIs (Spanish REITs), investment funds and private investors, most of which are backed by foreign capital. Yields continue to compress and investors are increasingly turning their attention to more non-Core properties at promising locations. 11 MACRO DATA PORTUGAL 2015 2016 (F) GDP var. Annual (%) 1.5 1.0 Private Consumption var. Annual (%) 2.6 2.0 Unnemployment Rate (%) 12.4 CPI var. Annual (%) 0.5 International Visitors (millions) 16.2 Portugal´s improving economy has sparked the interest of commercial real estate investors, predominantly foreigners and pooled funds. • Spanish Real Estate Loan Market • • • • 2015 saw over €10bn in portfolio transactions, which was below expectations and lower than 2014 transaction volumes. In spite of this we expect Spain to remain a key market for opportunistic investors in H2 2016 and beyond. • Like in Spain, high net worth investors have also shown a growing appetite. The majority of transactions relate to Residential NPLs, REOs and SME RE Loans. We expect this trend to continue with an increased number of mid-sized deals expected to come to market in 2017 as sellers come under heightened pressure to deleverage in light of recent regulation changes. PORTUGUESE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BUYERS YIELDS • Last year, Portugal recorded a 1.8 bn € in direct real estate investment transactions (Hotels, Logistics, Office, and Retail). • The most active buyers in the Portuguese market are investment funds and family offices. • Yields during the second quarter remained stable compared with the previous quarter, a period when an overall compression was recorded in nearly every sector. • Like Spain, this too was a record high, beating the 2007 peak. • Historic areas of Lisbon and Porto have grabbed both domestic and foreign attention, sparking development. • However, they are expected to continue tightening throughout the year. 11.3 0.5 N/A • Low inflation has undoubtedly helped push families´ purchasing power and household consumption remains robust. Portuguese Real Estate Loan Market • Portugal witnessed transaction volumes of circa €1bn in 2015. • With non-Core exposure in excess of €11bn we expect Portugal to remain a key market in Southern Europe, driven mainly by investors with existing exposure to the Spanish market. • The first half of 2016 posted an investment volume of 885 million €. • A number of investors are pursuing in Portugal the yields they can’t find in Spain. • Developers have returned to the game, as the government´s attractive and ambitious Golden Visa program continues to benefit from the tourism boom. SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 MARKET SITUATION SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 12 13 CAPITAL STRUCTURE ADJUSTMENT • Given that capital markets, national banks, and even overseas banks are all providing lending, many investors are rearranging their capital structures, replacing equity for investment (for example, some funds that invested in purchasing a servicer). debt and fixing their terms in the medium to long term. • Refinancing has allowed some private equity funds to recover part or all of their equity BASEL III IMPLICATIONS • • In response to the global financial crisis, the finance ministers from the G20 countries agreed on a more stringent regulation of the banking system. The latter implies tougher capital requirements, both on a risk-weighted basis and on a non-weighted basis (the leverage ratio), and bigger liquidity standards, more commonly known as the Basel III Accord. • The main goal of the Basel III accord is to improve the banking sector’s shock resilience by increasing minimum capital requirements and improving the risk coverage of the capital framework. • The measures of Basel III have to be implemented during the transitional period, from Jan 2013 to Jan 2019, when all measures will be compulsory for Banks. SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 14 OUTLOOK FOR THE IBERIAN PENINSULA IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE MARKET • • Throughout Europe, the real estate industry is trying to read the cycle and the BREXIT consequences. Low interest rates and high liquidity in European real estate are sustaining bullishness about the industry’s business prospects among most Investors and Lenders. • While real estate debt is now plentiful in most European markets, Lenders are not yet taking excessive risks, and no one is straying too far out of their comfort zone in search of higher returns. • An expansionary monetary policy, low borrowing rates for businesses and households, depressed commodity prices and chronically low oil prices, should help propel growth. • Loan volumes are expected to increase moderately in the near term. • Appetite to lend is expected to remain strong, particularly for Office, Retail, Hotel, Logistic, and Retail for Core and Core+, as well as selective Value-Add projects with a good pre-let level and adequate guarantees. • Leverage will be typically between 50-60% LTV for Senior Lenders. • Nontraditional Lenders such as Insurance Companies and Private Equity firms will increase their lending throughout the Iberian Peninsula. • However, increased risk-taking will be carefully underwritten and reviewed. • Relatively few Lenders will be ready to expand into speculative development. • The new Basel III capital regulations will increase the cost for banks of issuing medium-term loans to mid-sized corporates. Strengthened capital requirements may shrink the bank’s ROE, as debt is replaced with more expensive equity. • As a result, margin spreads are expected to increase slightly in both countries, due to more restrictive regulations for Banks, especially the increased provisions on RE Finance. 15 JLL is providing clearness and transparency to the Spanish Property Market with: 2ND LENDERS SURVEY IN SEPTEMBER 2015 • • • • Spanish Property Finance has recovered. Portugal is on its way With strong impact in the media With national and international banks, debt funds and insurance debt platforms participating With 35 lenders participating 2ND INVESTOR SURVEY IN MARCH 2016 • • • • Continuos strong interest in investing in Spain Value added is king Working together JLL and IESE With rd. 100 Investors participating SNAPSHOT IBERIAN PROPERTY FINANCE - SEPTEMBER 2016 JLL SURVEYS 16 DEBT ADVISORY IBERIA CONTACTS HEAD OF DEBT ADVISORY IBERIA DIRECTOR OF LOAN MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL ANALYST JORGE VALENZUELA GEMA GARRIDO MARGARITA CUADRA [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] HEAD OF RESEARCH SPAIN RESEARCH CONSULTANT SPAIN RESEARCH CONSULTANT PORTUGAL ELSA GALINDO ITZIAR AGUIRRE ANDRÉ VAZ RESEARCH CONTACTS [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] JLL IBERIA OFFICES MADRID BARCELONA SEVILLA LISBOA Pº de la Castellana 79 - 4ª 28046 T: +34 91 789 11 00 Pº de Gracia 11 - 4ª esc A 08007 T: +34 93 318 53 53 S. Fco. 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