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Romania remains one of the most affordable countries in the EU for office fit-outs, with costs significantly lower than in Poland, the Czech Republic, or Western countries, according to research by iO Partners. 

CA Immo has placed a €350 million fixed rate senior unsecured green bond with a 5.5-year maturity and an annual coupon of 4.25%. The issuance was almost five times oversubscribed at final terms with strong demand from around 150 investors.   

SEE Property Forum 2024, Romania’s leading international real estate event, brought together top economic minds to debate the effects of the economic convergence process in the region and also the current and future economic outlook of CEE.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the first special opportunities-focused real estate fund in the Baltic region that will back energy efficient projects.

With the first interest rate cuts in the Eurozone in a long time, optimism has also returned to the banking sector, as the participants of the banker panel at the CEE Property Financing Update 2024 conference unanimously concluded. However, it is limited by factors such as the uncertain political situation in the United States or the EU taxonomy, through which many older buildings may become troubled assets for their owners. The event, held at the end of September in Warsaw, was organised by Property Forum and law firm CMS.

Bogdan Papandopol, Partner and Head of Dentons’ Global Real Estate Group in Bucharest, talked to Property Forum about the growing investments in green property projects and the reduction of lease terms in the commercial sector. 

Hungarian property investor Indotek Group has announced the appointment of Philip Wood as Head of International Transactions & Asset Management, tasked with overseeing the group’s international expansion strategy, focusing on key markets in Central, Southern, and Western Europe.

Property group NEPI Rockcastle has priced a green €500 million unsecured long 7-year Eurobond maturing in January 2032 through its subsidiary NE Property. 

Immofinanz Group is acquiring a further 28,241,094 shares in S Immo from its core shareholder CPI Property Group, thus increasing its stake in S Immo to around 89%.

Panattoni announced the launch of a pan-European fund that will invest in sustainable, income-producing logistics properties. The Panattoni Income Fund is domiciled in Luxembourg and has an open-ended structure. It is aiming to raise €300 million of equity by 2026 and acquire €600 million of assets, developed and managed by Panattoni. Panattoni’s owners and management team will be co-investing.