Prudential Mortgage Capital Company has completed a £181.5m ($278m) refinancing for 99 Bishopsgate in the City of London.
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, which does business in the UK and Europe as Pricoa Mortgage Capital, is the commercial mortgage lending business of US-based Prudential Financial.
The 10-year, fixed-rate loan is secured by the 340,000 square-foot, 26-storey prime tower building in the City of London and was completed over the summer. The property is 100% let to tenants from the legal, financial services and professional services sectors.
"99 Bishopsgate is a recognisable feature of London's skyline and one of the city's most iconic buildings, popular with both local and international occupiers. Being a long-term holder of our own debt, Prudential Mortgage Capital Company was able to offer a structure that matched the client's asset management requirements whilst locking in long-term interest rates," said Aaron Knight, director of European originations at Prudential Mortgage Capital Company.
HSBC's City headquarters used to be at 99 Bishopsgate, which was heavily damaged by a terrorist bomb in 1993.
This latest loan by Prudential Mortgage Capital Company follows the £270m Watermark Place, £155m Access Self Storage and £130m GCP Student Living loans completed over the summer (IAR, 8 October, US Prudential arm lends for UK student housing).
The company reiterated its view that the appetite for long-term, fixed-rate senior debt is increasing among borrowers in Europe.
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