Europe How W.P. Carey proposes to unlock capital
Investment & financeschedule 24 January 2025
Christopher Mertlitz, the company’s Head of European Investments
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We talk with W. P. Carey, the US-based sale and leaseback specialist and Christopher Mertlitz, the company’s Head of European Investments, explains the company’s strategy in Poland and why he believes ample opportunities for this kind of financing still exist.
The last W.P. Carey investment I heard about was the purchase of a triple-leaseback portfolio of Zabka convenience stores, but I know that most of your deals do not make the headlines. How much do you currently have invested in Poland?
W.P. Carey is one of the largest net lease REITs, with over 1,400 properties across the United States and Europe. Since our first transaction in the region in 2006, our total investment volume in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) has grown to over EUR 1.3 bln. Out of
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