LaSalle Investment Management adds sustainable lending focus to debt platform

LaSalle Investment Management has announced that LaSalle Debt Investments, one of Europe’s largest alternative real estate lending platforms, has expanded its senior-secured debt strategies to include a dedicated sustainable lending focus.

In the past year, the platform has provided more than €350 million ($382 million) of green loans across Europe.

LaSalle Debt Investments has grown its capacity to support borrowers in retrofitting existing assets to improve their energy performance and fund the construction of the next generation of energy-efficient buildings across the United Kingdom and continental Europe.

Recent green loan activity includes a £148 million ($185 million) senior facility to support the construction of a PBSA scheme in central London, a £115 million ($143 million) development facility to support a multi-asset regional U.K. PBSA portfolio and a €40 million ($44 million) mezzanine facility to support the retrofit of a Berlin office asset