The CEE Student Housing Fund of 1 Asset Management has secured a project finance loan of over PLN 150 million from mBank S.A. The financing will support the transformation of 21,000 sqm within the A-class Lipowy Office Park, located in Warsaw’s Ochota district, into coliving spaces tailored for young professionals and students.

iO Partners Hungary successfully advised on the sale of a nearly fully leased office building in Budapest’s Váci Corridor.

German group ECE has abandoned plans to sell the Brno shopping centre Galerie Vaňkovka, reports E15.cz. 

Greenstone, a private equity fund, has finalized the acquisition of the remaining 20% stake in the Format office building from Torus, becoming the sole owner of the property. This follows Greenstone's initial purchase of an 80% stake in Format in May 2024. Just like in the first transaction, the seller was supported in this process by Cushman & Wakefield. The value of the deal has not been disclosed. 

Panattoni has finalized the sale of Panattoni Park Tricity South II to Clarion Partners Europe – a company specialising in the investment and management of logistics and industrial properties - for €59 million. 

MLP Group delivered good financial and operational results in 2024, driven by strong warehouse space leasing performance across all its markets. The company reported revenue of PLN 372.4 million (+3% YoY), or €86.5 million (+9% YoY).

Czech companies Nordic Investors and PPF are planning to jointly invest in real estate by mutual acquisition of their stakes, reports seznamzpravy.cz.

LCP Properties has acquired the Rock Park Radom, retail park from the seller Rock Capital. The property, with a total of 3,400 sqm of GLA and six tenants, is fully leased. The price has not been disclosed. Soon, the retail park will undergo LCP's rebranding program, officially becoming part of the M Park brand. This will be the second M Park in the city of Radom.

Shopper Park Plus Nyrt has acquired a portfolio of four retail parks on behalf of its Slovakian affiliate, directly from Tesco in a sale and leaseback transaction. The four retail parks are located in Žilina, Nitra, Trnava and Dunajská Streda, with each of the centres being anchored by a Tesco grocery store on a new long lease. 

In 2024, Central and Eastern European countries experienced a resurgence in investment activity, with most markets showing significant increases in volume compared to 2023. Poland and the Czech Republic saw renewed investor engagement and increased capital allocation, while Hungary, despite having its lowest annual volume since 2015, showed signs of recovery in Q4. Romania and Slovakia also demonstrated strong growth, with Romania's investment volume up 47% year-over-year and Slovakia's nearly tripling in the second half of 2024. Across the region, there was a mix of domestic and international investor participation, with sectors like retail and industrial performing particularly well. JLL experts, in cooperation with iO Partners, present an analysis of the trends observed in the investment market in Poland in comparison to the countries of the CEE region.