Shopper Park Plus Nyrt. (SPP) has purchased a Tesco-anchored retail park portfolio in Slovakia from Tesco Stores SR. 

Dr. Dániel H. Nagy, Partner and Head of Tax & Legal Services of Forvis Mazars Hungary, talked to Property Forum about the strong points of Hungary’s tax system for real estate investors and the ESG-based trends shaping the CEE property sector.

Arcona Property Fund (APF), a Euronext-listed real estate fund focused on CEE, has purchased a land plot in central Kyiv from AIM London-listed Secure Property Investment and Development (SPDI). 

Revetas Group has announced the sale of Park Center Sofia shopping center to TSH Investment, a joint venture between Trinity Capital AD and HUS Invest AD, for an undisclosed sum. 

Vlad Săftoiu, Head of Research Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, talked to Property Forum about the demand trends in the Romanian office market and the outlook for industrial and retail investments in 2025.

Investment activity is accelerating, especially in Poland and Slovakia, while interest from Asian companies in logistics and manufacturing is increasing across CEE, according to a Colliers report. 

B+N Group has recently announced a significant acquisition, enabling the Hungarian-owned company group to enter the market of Europe’s largest economy. Following the integration of the KÖBERL Group in Germany, the company specializing in facility management and cleaning will operate in nine countries, serving both private-sector actors and major public-sector clients. The company’s international expansion has particularly accelerated in recent years, partly due to increased disinfection standards during the COVID-19 pandemic. Property Forum talked to Ferenc Kis-Szölgyémi, CEO and owner of B+N Referencia Zrt., about current trends, industry developments, labour shortages, robotization, and more.

Savills has entered into an association with Cortina in Serbia to support its expansion in Europe. 

Victor Constantinescu, Managing Partner & Co-Head of firm-wide Real Estate at Kinstellar Romania, talked to Property Forum about the key deals of 2024 and shared his expectations for the year ahead.

iO Partners has announced its expansion into Austria through a partnership with Optin, a real estate consultancy specialising in commercial, residential and investments.