Springing out of Romania

Alex Hayes, ‘Eurobuild Central & Eastern Europe’: I hear that you’ve been travelling around Poland recently. Could you tell me what the locations are that you are interested in for your entry onto the Polish market and if you are close to finalising any deals? Dimitris Raptis, deputy CEO, Globalworth: We are always working intensively to source new opportunities, to facilitate further growth – and the opportunities under consideration are located both in our core Romanian market as well as in the broader CEE/SEE regions, predominantly in Poland. In this country, which is our main focus for international expansion, we are looking at a number of opportunities in both Warsaw and other prime regional cities and we are searching for product that meets our investment criteria – class ‘A’ office buildings, occupied by both local and international high quality tenants. What has prompted you to leave the relative safety of your home market and ex