FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German real estate group Gagfah (>> Gagfah S.A.) obtained refinancing of a loan worth more than 2 billion euros (1.7 billion pounds) due to mature in August, a spokesman for the company said on Thursday.

The loan will be completely financed through commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), with an interest rate at 2.76 percent, he said.

Gagfah, majority-owned by private equity investor Fortress Investment Group (>> Fortress Investment Group LLC), was able to refinance a 1 billion-euro facility in January.

(Reporting By Kathrin Jones and Alexander Huebner; Writing by Marilyn Gerlach; Editing by John Wallace)

Stocks treated in this article : Fortress Investment Group LLC, Gagfah S.A.