FLE SICAV FIS, managed by FLE GmbH, has acquired the Rockwell Automation warehouse and industrial facility in Katowice. Knight Frank advised the buyer. The value of the deal is confidential.

EQT Exeter has acquired a portfolio of five Polish warehouse properties from Tristan Capital Partners’ EPISO 4 fund and White Star Real Estate for an undisclosed sum.

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided an investment loan facility and a VAT facility totalling €90 million to GreenOak Europe Core Plus Logistics, a fund managed by BentallGreenOak (BGO). The fund will utilise the proceeds for the acquisition financing of a logistics portfolio in Poland. pbb acted as arranger and sole lender under the facilities.

Romanian developer One United Properties has been added to the Bucharest Exchange Trading (BET) index, which tracks the most liquid companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). 

Pruim, a company managed by Griffin Real Estate, has sold six retail properties with a total GLA of over 107,600 sqm to a confidential buyer. The value of the transaction is €87 million.

Accolade and Aareal Bank have closed a refinancing deal, with a total value of €54 million (CZK 1.4 billion) for four Polish parks: in Bydgoszcz, Białystok, Mińsk Mazowiecki and Legnica. This is a sequel to their previous transaction, concluded last year, whose value amounted to €153 million (CZK 4 billion). Apart from increasing portfolio profitability, the refinancing is also to support the execution of Accolade’s strategy that aims to develop modern business in Europe.

Czech investment group RSBC is acquiring an office building in Prague's Michle district from CPI Property Group. The building, located next to the BB Centrum complex, houses the headquarters of energy company ČEZ, business daily Hospodářské noviny reports.

Residential developer Apx Immo has taken over a land plot of 830 sqm in Cotroceni area from ICD Real Estate for €1.3 million. 

EPP delivered a solid performance for the first six months of 2021 in line with expectations. Both EPP’s distributable earnings increased by 54% to €33.2 million, compared to H1 2020. EPP’s net asset value per share increased by 3% to €1.12. A swift operational recovery following lockdowns and the progress made in Poland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, low infection rates, a resilient economy, and high employment levels all support EPP’s robust performance and bode well for the future.

Retailers and residential developers are driving demand in the land market and the volume of transactions is hampered by uncertainties regarding urban development legislation.