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Europe EQT snaps up Apleona

Investment & finance
Apleona is to be acquired by French private-equity company PAI Partners from Swedish-based investment company EQT.

The transaction is subject to approval from the antitrust and regulatory approval.

With PAI as our new owner, Apleona can continue to operate independently on the market as an autonomous company, while at the same time being able to advance digital innovations, supplementing both its service range and regional coverage through inorganic growth
Jochen Keysberg, CEO of Apleona

Apleona was created through the divestment of Bilfinger’s Real Estate business to EQT in the autumn of 2016. With approx. 20,000 employees, the company focuses on integrated real estate services and has expanded its European platform for managing large portfolios to several countries and regions.

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Poland AI controlled centre for Auchan

schedule 30 October 2024
Opr./edited by JC

Panattoni is constructing a fully robotic BTS distribution centre for Auchan Polska. The centre in Wilcza Góra near Warsaw is to service the  customers from the updated internet platform.

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Poland Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek

schedule 07 October 2024
Eurobuild CEE

Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure expansion often requires the development of greenfields, with adverse impacts on both local ecosystems and communities. A sustainable alternative is to revitalise brownfield urban sites, as exemplified by City Point Targówek, a project led by Peakside Capital Advisors.

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Poland Refinancing near Pruszków

schedule 30 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

BNP Paribas Bank has granted MLP Group financing in the total amount of EUR 21.5 mln. The funds raised will be used to refinance the construction of a 34,600 sqm warehouse facility at the MLP Pruszków II logistics centre.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic The sixth Garbe park in the Czech Republic

schedule 29 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

Garbe Industrial Real Estate CEE has received the building permission for the construction of two industrial facilities in Pohořelice, located approx. 30 kilometers south of Brno. The new development, consisting of two halls measuring 20,000 sqm and 11,000 sqm, is set to begin construction imminently, with plans to make the properties available within eight months.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Huge warehouse is now up and running

schedule 29 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

The Neon logistics centre, developed for Hermes Fulfilment by Panattoni, has been opened. The area of the investment in Konin Żagański amounts to over 250,000 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Romania Pallady hub in Bucharest fully operational

schedule 29 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

Logicor has completed the first two buildings in Logicor Bucharest III Pallady Logistics Park, the first last mile logistics hub in the city.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland XBS has leased 90,000 sqm

schedule 28 October 2024
Opr./edited by JC

XBS Logistics and XBS Pro-Log of the XBS Group have leased over 90,000 sqm in total across four industrial parks near Warsaw.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland A brand new home for Toyota

schedule 28 October 2024
Opr./edited by JC

Panattoni has completed the construction of a new 50,300 sqm park in Bolesławiec. The first tenant in the development is to be Toyota Boshoku Poland.

Investment & finance

Romania OUP gains millions from leasehold sales

schedule 28 October 2024
Opr./edited by JC

One United Properties has sold long leasehold properties, part of its portfolio of commercial projects, worth EUR 52.4 mln in the last 18 months. The total GLA of the assets is 20,851 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Europe Operating costs in industrial halls decrease in Prague

schedule 25 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

According to the Savills Global Warehousing Costs 2024 analysis, Prague is the only European city where the total costs associated with operating premium industrial properties decreased year-on-year, by 1.8 pct. 

Public buildings

Poland MHP awarded with ULI prize

schedule 25 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

The Museum of Polish History in Warsaw, designed by the WXCA studio, was one of seven winners of the ULI Global Awards for Excellence 2024, awarded by the Urban Land Institute. Presented in the Arts and Culture category, the award is one of the highest international honours in the real estate and urban planning industry. 

Public buildings

Poland Museum of Modern Art opens

schedule 25 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

The Museum of Modern Art opens to the public today. The residents of the capital have been waiting for this investment for nearly twenty years. It is not only a major new institution on the cultural map of Poland, but also another project changing the centre of Warsaw.

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Atenor sells Lakeside

schedule 25 October 2024
Opr./edited by MR

Atenor has announced the signing of an agreement with an international investor for the sale of the Lakeside project in Warsaw. The transaction, expected to be closed by the end of the year, represents a significant step in Atenor’s debt reduction strategy.

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Czech Republic Czech industrial rents hold steady

schedule 24 October 2024
Opr./edited by JC

Industrial Research Forum announced Industrial Market Figures for Q3 2024. Space under construction in Czech Republic is significantly larger than new supply so far in 2024.

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schedule 24 October 2024
Opr./edited by JC

Starwood Capital Group, a global private investment firm focused on real estate, and Deutsche Pfandbriefbank announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to finalise a strategic partnership in CRE lending.

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Poland Silesia Star with a new tenant

schedule 24 October 2024
Opr./edited by JC

L3Harris, a company focused on the production of electro-optics for industry, law enforcement, emergency services and the military, has a new office in the Silesia Star office building in Katowice.

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Serbia Sirius fully commercialised

schedule 23 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

Sirius Offices in Belgrade is fully leased. The office complex was built and remains owned by Erste Group Immorent, a subsidiary of Erste Group Bank.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Ace of Space take off

schedule 23 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

Globalworth is launching a new brand of flexible offices, Ace of Space. Tailored to the needs of the company, space will be available to rent in Warsaw, Wrocław, Kraków, Katowice and Gdańsk.

Investment & finance

Poland Loan to Hillwood Zgierz II

schedule 22 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

Hillwood Polska and mBank have closed a financing deal of more than EUR 38 mln for the construction of the Hillwood Zgierz II logistics park. This is yet another cooperation between the companies.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland CTPark Warsaw West opened

schedule 22 October 2024
Opr./edited by ANZ

Raben Group has moved into its newest warehouse and shipping centre in the CTPark Warsaw West complex near Warsaw.

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schedule 30 October 2024

Refinancing near Pruszków

BNP Paribas Bank has granted MLP Group financing in the total amount of EUR 21.5 mln. The funds raised will be used to refinance the construction of a 34,600 sqm warehouse facility at the MLP Pruszków II logistics centre.

schedule 28 October 2024

OUP gains millions from leasehold sales

One United Properties has sold long leasehold properties, part of its portfolio of commercial projects, worth EUR 52.4 mln in the last 18 months. The total GLA of the assets is 20,851 sqm.

schedule 25 October 2024

Atenor sells Lakeside

Atenor has announced the signing of an agreement with an international investor for the sale of the Lakeside project in Warsaw. The transaction, expected to be closed by the end of the year, represents a significant step in Atenor’s debt reduction strategy.

schedule 24 October 2024

Starwood Capital and pbb are partnering up

Starwood Capital Group, a global private investment firm focused on real estate, and Deutsche Pfandbriefbank announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to finalise a strategic partnership in CRE lending.

schedule 22 October 2024

Loan to Hillwood Zgierz II

Hillwood Polska and mBank have closed a financing deal of more than EUR 38 mln for the construction of the Hillwood Zgierz II logistics park. This is yet another cooperation between the companies.

schedule 21 October 2024

The Bridge secures millions

Ghelamco has secured bank financing for The Bridge office complex in downtown Warsaw. The construction and investment loan was provided to the developer by Santander Bank Polska, which will also be a tenant of the skyscraper.

schedule 16 October 2024

Ozimska Park sold to Newgate

Redkom Development has sold the 17,000 sqm Ozimska Park retail park in Opole to Newgate Investment.

schedule 11 October 2024

Panattoni sells Warsaw park

Panattoni has sold the 39,000 sqm City Logistics Warsaw IV logistics park to an undisclosed international real estate investor for EUR 53.5 mln.

schedule 10 October 2024

MLP closes green notes offering

MLP Group has successfully closed its debut senior green notes offering, worth EUR 300 mln (approx. PLN 1.3 bln). Investor demand far exceeded expectations, resulting in the offering being multiple times oversubscribed.

schedule 10 October 2024

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According to data from the National Bank of Romania analyzed by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, the real estate and construction sector became the second largest recipient of foreign capital in Romania, after industry. The sector attracted approx. EUR 2.2 bln of foreign direct investments in 2023, as the share of this economic activity in the overall FDI stock stood at 17.5 pct at the end of 2023.

schedule 09 October 2024

Park Szczecin VI gets green financing

Accolade has secured EUR 29.5 mln net financing from BNP Paribas Bank Polska for the development of Park Szczecin VI industrial park, located in the Dunikowo Special Economic Zone. The facility will have an area of over 54,000 sqm. 

schedule 03 October 2024

Future comes to Galardia

The Galardia shopping centre in Starachowice has been acquired by Future Estate from London-based Stage Capital. It was opened in October 2014 and comprises 18,000 sqm gla.

schedule 01 October 2024

Garbe and Logicenters acquire former airbase

Garbe and its joint venture partner Logicenters, Nrep's development and management platform for logistics properties, have acquired a 20,000 sqm plot of land. A logistics centre with a total area of around 11,600 sqm is to be built on this site. Construction is scheduled to begin in Q2 2025, with an investment volume of around EUR 17 mln.

schedule 30 September 2024

Arete enters Poland

Czech asset manager Arete Investment Group has entered the Polish market with the acquisition from Kajima Poland and Panattoni of a 65,000 sqm warehousing park in Zgorzelec in Lower Silesia.

schedule 30 September 2024

Nepi Rockcastle buys Magnolia Park 

Nepi Rockcastle has acquired the 100,000 sqm Magnolia Park shopping centre in Wrocław from Union Investment in an off-market transaction. The sale price amounts to EUR 373 mln. Union Investment acquired Magnolia Park in 2017 for the portfolio of the UniImmo: Europa open-ended real estate fund.

schedule 25 September 2024

P3 issues €500m green bond

Prague-based warehouse developer P3 Group has issued a 7.6-year EUR 500 mln Green Bond. With this, P3 will have signed over EUR 6 bln in new debt since the implementation of its most recent funding strategy in December 2021.

schedule 25 September 2024

€50m loan for Skyliner II

Karimpol Polska has secured EUR 50 mln in financing from Bank Pekao for the second phase of the Skyliner II development on Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw. The bank also financed the construction of the first tower of the complex.

schedule 25 September 2024

ECE capital injection

ECE Real Estate Partners is expanding its investment activities and has raised further circa EUR 100 mln of capital for its ECE Progressive Income Growth Fund that invests in high quality shopping centres in Europe and holds a portfolio of seven centres with a total market value of more than EUR 2.2 bln.

schedule 24 September 2024

Panattoni launches a logistics income fund

Panattoni has launched a pan-European fund that will invest in modern, sustainable, income-producing logistics properties. The Panattoni Income Fund is domiciled in Luxembourg with an open-ended, evergreen structure.

schedule 19 September 2024

Another Smart Park sold

Smart Park Poland has sold a retail park in Syców (Dolnośląskie Voivodeship) to the Saller Group. The area of the facility is 8,000 sqm.

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