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RAFT Review

Where capital is forming, and where it may move next.

Forward-looking intelligence on European real-estate capital: funds being raised, closes completed, deployment intentions declared and the evidence that turns a market signal into a credible route.

The Developer's View

The people building the projects belong in the capital conversation.

A short interview series with European developers and operating partners. We ask what they are building, where they see opportunity, what makes good projects difficult to finance and what useful capital partners do differently.

Latest intelligence

Capital signals, separated from market noise.

RAFT Review leads with fundraising, closes, stated strategies and declared deployment plans. Completed deals are used to test whether intentions are translating into activity, not as a substitute for current appetite.

Development finance

Development finance is available. The lender mix is changing.

More European lenders say they will fund development. That does not mean they want the same sector, stage, leverage or ticket.

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Living capital

Living capital is growing. Access still depends on ticket and structure.

European living investment reached €29.9bn in the first half of 2026. Project-level liquidity remains a more precise question.

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Publishing framework

Publish when the signal changes the search.

RAFT Review is not a news feed. It publishes when reviewed evidence changes the picture of available capital, target markets or provider behaviour.

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Formation

Fund launches, fundraising and first or interim closes show capital being assembled.

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Mandate

Stated sector, geography, risk, structure and deployment targets define possible fit.

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Confirmation

Final closes, annual reports and investor intentions strengthen or narrow the signal.

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Observed activity

Transactions confirm behaviour but do not prove a current mandate.

Publishing rhythm: a monthly Capital Signals briefing when the evidence threshold is met, shorter updates when a material mandate changes, and a quarterly thematic synthesis. Automated ingestion can surface leads; every published signal must retain its source and date and pass experienced human review.

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