Bank Pekao, in collaboration with Berlin Hyp AG granted a €125 million investment loan to Promenada Shopping Mall. Pekao is also acting as the Loan and Security Agent for the transaction.

Penta Real Estate has acquired unused land in Florence from České dráhy for CZK 234 million (€9.565 million). A new district is to be built on the brownfield site near the main thoroughfare, which will seamlessly connect to two buildings near Masaryk railway station, newstream.cz reports.

Romanian developer Forty Management has announced a new partnership with Crystal Lagoons to develop man-made lagoons in seven new cities across Europe (Rome, Milan, Toulouse and Seville), with three more to be announced next.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting the development of green commercial real estate in the Western Balkans, with a debt package of up to €100 million to be used by BIG CEE for the company’s regional expansion.

Erste Group Bank AG has granted a new loan to Cavatina Holding S.A., this time for the realization of Cavatina’s flagship project in Wroclaw. The financing, which was initiated back in October, will ultimately provide the Polish developer with funds for refinancing the costs of the Quorum D office building (up to €25 million) and for further financing of the Quorum A construction (up to €20 million), as well as an additional €3 million to cover VAT. The multifunctional Quorum complex, rising on the banks of the Oder River, is the largest project of its kind in the city.

The Ostrava-based construction company HSF System has formed a holding structure that includes a total of 26 companies. The new holding company, with sales exceeding CZK 3 billion (€122.2 million), is called Purposia Group. The main reasons for establishing the holding company are to increase efficiency and further expansion plans, HSF System announced. 

Stokado, a company owned by Redefine Properties and Griffin Capital Partners, has acquired Top Box, a self-storage rental company. As a result, Stokado has added 4,500 sqm to its portfolio of operating assets and a further 4,500 sqm to the development pipeline.

Indotek Group has announced the strategic acquisition of Galleria Porta Siena on LinkedIn. Galleria Porta Siena, a prime commercial property located in the heart of Siena, joins the group's growing portfolio of Italian retail assets.

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a €75 million investment loan facility to a Polish company managed by Macquarie Asset Management on behalf of institutional investors. The loan will be used for the refinancing of the CEDET office building in Warsaw. pbb acted as arranger and sole lender under the facility.

Total investment transactions in Romania’s commercial property sector stood at €62.4 million in Q3 2023, with 32% of the total volume represented by sale-and-leaseback transactions, according to a CBRE report.