The third fund of the Arete Group has completed the acquisition of a production site in Beluša, Slovakia, which is leased by Booster Precision Components. The value of the transaction exceeded €10 million, the company announced on its website.

JRD is starting the construction of its next Prague residential project. The Vital Kamýk project is expected to be built in Prague 12 within two years. JRD announced the laying of the foundation stone of the residential project and the start of construction in a press release.

Panattoni has completed a production and business centre for Danfoss Poland. The 13,000 sqm complex of buildings together with its accompanying facilities was completed a year after the launch of construction work. Dekpol was the general contractor. 

Romania’s modern retail stock reached 4.02 million sqm at the end of the first quarter, with the new supply expanding by 19,500 sqm, according to a report by real estate consultancy CBRE. 

The impact assessment of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Slovenian construction market must take into account the current volatile situation associated with the pandemic. Even before the war in Ukraine started, building material manufacturers reduced their capacity, either due to logistics problems resulting from the global closure of countries or due to declining demand. As the last wave of the pandemic ended, supply failed to keep up with increased demand and construction material prices began to rise, writes Dr Aleš Pustovrh (Bogatin d.o.o.) for EECFA Slovenia.

People have started to return to their usual shopping destinations. That is reflected in the positive business development of SES Spar European Shopping Centers during the second year of the pandemic. Compared to 2020, significant growth was recorded in retail partner sales, visitor footfall and average spend per purchase. This positive upward trend was recorded by SES in all countries in which it operates centres. Despite the pandemic, in 2021, a total of €22 million was invested in maintenance and sustainable measures relating to the operation of the centres, as well as in project development.

WOOD & Company Real Estate Fund will acquire the Astrum Business Park office building in Warsaw from Prochem S.A. and the LFI investment fund, marking the Fund’s first real estate acquisition in Poland. The building has a total leasable area of over 23,000 sqm and is fully leased. The transaction is subject to the tax ruling procedure, the company announces on its website.

In 2021, GTC recorded an adjusted EBITDA of €113 million (€105 million in 2020) with the net profit amounting to €43 million in 2021 (€71 million loss in 2020). This mainly resulted from a strong operating performance combined with lower loss from revaluation/impairment of assets by €130 million, partially offset by an increase in finance cost by €8 million and recognition of tax expenses of €14 million.

Penta Real Estate is planning a new development on the banks of the Danube in Bratislava. Therefore, the company has acquired land from HB Reavis with a total area of 85,000 sqm. The price of the transaction was not disclosed. The new acquisition was reported by news portal Trend, which is part of the NMH publishing house owned by Penta Investments.

The new management board is made up of a strong team of leaders featured with crossectional competences and experience spanning both the real estate market and other sectors. The foregoing reflects the key assumptions of JLL’s strategy in Poland, aimed at providing clients with strategic advice – strongly embedded in the real estate area, and at the same time drawing on the best practices of other industries.