Robots ready to take over?

Human resources
POLAND According to ADP’s recently published ‘Workforce View in Europe 2018’ report, the topic of human resources skills is now inseparable from that of automation.
At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) and robotisation are developing at a rapid pace in a number of industries, many employees are increasingly concerned about what this means for their future in the workplace. Indeed, almost a third (28 pct) of employees in Europe believe that their work will be automated sooner or later. Not many feel that this is just around the corner, with only one in fifty (2 pct) afraid that their work will be automated or replaced by a robot sometime during the ne
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Investment & finance

Austria First acquisition for Pearl

schedule 02 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Revetas Capital has acquired a building at Reschgasse 20 in Vienna's Meidling district. This is the first transaction completed for Pearl, a new investment platform focused on residential projects in the DACH countries.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Unilever expands in Poznań

schedule 02 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

An automated 36m high-bay warehouse is being built next to the Unilever factory in Poznań.

Investment & finance

Poland Atal completes Budner takeover

schedule 02 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Atal Group has taken control of the Tri-City-based Budner Group, having fulfilled all conditions precedent, including the approval of the Polish competition authorities.  The transaction is worth PLN 100.9 mln. 

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Amazon expands

schedule 02 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Amazon will open its twelfth fulfilment centre in Poland in October 2026 – the first in Lower Silesia.

Investment & finance

Poland EUR 72 mln refinancing deal for Newgate

schedule 02 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Newgate Investment has finalised a portfolio debt financing transaction worth approximately EUR 72 mln. The financing provided by Erste Bank Polska was secured on a portfolio of 14 retail parks.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Work begins on CTP Poznań Suchy Las

schedule 02 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

CTP has begun development of its CTPark Poznań Suchy Las project. Eventually, the park will comprise around 50,000 sqm.

Investment & finance

Poland Elektrownia refinanced

schedule 02 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Tristan Capital Partners and White Star Real Estate have finalised a EUR 172 million refinancing deal for the Elektrownia Powiśle complex, secured by Erste Group and Erste Bank Polska.

Hotels

ROMANIA Pbb refinances Radisson Blu Bucharest

schedule 01 July 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (Pbb) has provided EUR 123 mln in investment financing to funds managed by Cerberus Capital Management and Revetas Capital for the refinancing of the Radisson Blu hotel complex in central Bucharest. The bank acted as the financing arranger and sole lender.

Warehouse & industrial

POLAND InPost opens service centre in CTPark Opole

schedule 01 July 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Polish parcel locker operator InPost Group has launched its OPO II Logistics and Service Centre at CTPark Opole in southwest Poland, which is to support the operations of its European network.

Retail & leisure

POLAND M Park opens in Nasielsk

schedule 01 July 2026
Opr./edited by NN

LCP Poland, part of M Core, has opened M Park Nasielsk about 50 km north of Warsaw, in what is the company’s fourth M Park opening since the beginning of 2026.

Investment & finance

ROMANIA Pavăl pockets Carrefour Romania for €823m

schedule 01 July 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Pavăl Holding has completed the EUR 823 mln acquisition of Carrefour Romania, involving the purchase of the latter's operations, real estate assets and commercial funds in the country.

Retail & leisure

Czech Republic Czech Republic attracts retail brands

schedule 01 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

So far this year, 16 brands have debuted in the Czech Republic, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield. The most prominent segments were foodservice (seven brands) and fashion – including clothing, footwear, and accessories (four brands). Fourteen debuts took place in Prague, with one each in Ostrava and Pardubice.

Retail & leisure

Poland Karuzela Lubliniec grows

schedule 01 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The expansion of the Karuzela Lubliniec retail park is nearing completion. The park will soon gain an additional 8,000 sqm, bringing its total gla to 16,500 sqm.

Data centres

EMEA region Data centres spread out across the region

schedule 01 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The EMEA data centre market is entering a new phase where power availability, not demand, is defining growth, forcing a structural shift in how and where capital is deployed. According to Colliers’ EMEA Data Centre Markets Report | H1 2026, the region continues to see strong demand from hyperscale cloud, AI workloads and sovereign requirements, but the ability to convert that demand into operational capacity is becoming increasingly uneven.

Office & mixed-use development

Germany CA Immo to build from wood

schedule 01 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

 CA Immo has begun leasing the space for its Skygreen at Hallesche Ufer 74–76 in Berlin. A modern, sustainable 18,400 sqm six-storey office building using a hybrid timber construction is to be developed.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Offices above the warehouse

schedule 30 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Companies are relocating their offices to warehouses and production plants in ever larger numbers, driven by cost savings, the need for better communication, and a more cohesive work environment. 

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Improved Water pressure in City Tower

schedule 30 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Prague's tallest building, City Tower, has modernised its water supply system after nearly 20 years of operation. Two new Wilo pressure boosting stations were installed in the 109m office building, ensuring constant pressure on all 27 floors.

Warehouse & industrial

Hungary CTP comes to Pécs

schedule 30 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

CTP is to develop a 66,000 sqm industrial and logistics park in Pécs in southern Hungary. In the first stage, CTP is to develop a 14,200 sqm BTS building for an existing client.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland AvaFin chooses the Warsaw Trade Tower

schedule 30 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

AvaFin is to occupy the entire 24th floor of the Warsaw Trade Tower building, with a 1,200 sqm office space lease.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Panattoni Park Kielce now ready

schedule 30 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Panattoni has handed over the final phase of Panattoni Park Kielce. The complex, situated on the city limits, comprises four modern buildings with a total floor area of approximately 66,000 sqm.

Latest in Human resources

schedule 01 April 2026

Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle

Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.

schedule 10 February 2026

Change at the top for ULI Europe

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has appointed Simon Durkin as Chief Executive Officer Europe, ULI, succeeding Lisette van Doorn, commencing early March 2026.

schedule 07 October 2025

ULI announces new chairs

ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shaping ULI Poland’s agenda is joined by Ilona Otoka (Savills Poland), Michał Witkowski (Colliers), Waldemar Grabka (EQT Exeter), Rafał Stoparczyk (Skanska Commercial Development Europe) and Justyna Glinka (Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy), who, as the newly appointed chair of young leaders, also becomes a member of the ULI Poland Executive Committee.

schedule 10 July 2025

Panattoni bets big on data centres

Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists have been hired to implement the project.

schedule 27 June 2025

Five new board members at JLL

Five new members are joining JLL's management board, and will take on their new roles from the beginning of July.

schedule 03 June 2025

A change of guard at Eurobuild

From the beginning of June this year, Anna Korólczyk-Lewandowska takes over the position of Editor in Chief of Eurobuild magazine.

schedule 29 August 2024

Changes at the helm of Dom Development

Jarosław Szanajca plans to resign from the position of president of the management board of Dom Development at the end of the year and join the supervisory board. From the beginning of 2025, Mikołaj Konopka, current member of the management board and co-founder and president of Euro Styl, will take over the reins of the company.

schedule 08 January 2024

Savills has new CEO

Kamil Kowa has become the new CEO of Savills in Poland. He is a member of the management board of the company, and for the past nine years has held the position of head of Corporate Finance and Valuation at Savills. 

schedule 17 October 2023

New head of retail at Cushman & Wakefield

Michał Masztakowski has taken up the position of the head of the retail agency in Poland at Cushman & Wakefield. He will be responsible for preparing and implementing the department's business strategy, expanding the firm's client portfolio and leading a team advising tenants and investors.

schedule 30 August 2023

Savills appoints CEE CEO

Savills has appointed Stuart Jordan, the current managing director of the consultancy in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, as CEO of the entire CEE region.

schedule 12 December 2022

Hotel Gellért changes hands

BDPST Group has acquired the Hotel Gellért Szálló in central Budapest from Danubius Hotel Group for an undisclosed sum.

schedule 08 September 2022

Ettenauer steps down as S Immo CEO after CPI takeover

Austrian real estate investor S Immo, following the successful completion of the mandatory takeover offer by Prague-based CPI Property Group, has by mutual consent terminated the contract of S Immo’s CEO, Bruno Ettenauer.

schedule 18 July 2022

Changes at the top for 7R

Łukasz Jachna, the current member of the board and the chief capital markets officer of Polish warehouse developer 7R, has decided to leave the company. He will remain the head of the capital markets team until the end of September this year.

schedule 05 July 2022

Colliers goes West in Serbia

Colliers has entered into an affiliate agreement with Serbian real estate services company West Properties.

schedule 25 April 2022

Generation Park Y awarded gold

The Generation Park Y office tower, which was developed by Skanska in Warsaw's Wola-Centrum district and is now owned by Hansainvest Real Assets, has received a Well Core & Shell ‘Gold’ certificate.

schedule 15 April 2022

Meet Klara the constructor of the future

Polish construction firm Erbud has published a book aimed at encouraging girls to think about a career in the building industry.

schedule 11 January 2022

New CDO at MDC2

Maciej Madejak has been appointed chief development officer, founder, and member of the management board of MDC2. Previously, he held management-level positions at Prologis, Goodman and Panattoni.

schedule 02 August 2021

Avison Young branches out with Valuation

Avison Young has broadened its range of services with valuation and advisory.

schedule 02 July 2021

Monika Rajska-Wolińska promoted to Colliers’ CEE head

Monika Rajska-Wolińska has been promoted from managing partner for Poland to the position of CEO of Colliers in Central and Eastern Europe, which now covers Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria, effective from August 1st, 2021.

schedule 01 July 2021

Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach to lead CA Immo

Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach has been chosen to be the next CEO of Austrian real estate investor and developer CA Immo.

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