ARTICLES LABELLED WITH TAG erste-group
23
Feb
2026
Feb
2026
Erste Group prepares for tighter margins but stronger activity in 2026
In a video interview recorded at CEE Property Forum 2025 in Vienna, Günther Artner, Head of Group Commercial Real Estate at Erste Group, reflects on the main banking challenges of 2025, the strategic acquisition of Santander Bank Polska and why he expects another active year for real estate financing across the region.
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18
Nov
2025
Nov
2025
LCP Poland secures €40 million refinancing
LCP Poland, part of M Core, has signed a €40 million loan agreement with Erste Group Bank AG for the refinancing of the Emka Koszalin shopping centre, the company announced on LinkedIn.
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08
Oct
2025
Oct
2025
Reico buys shopping centre in Prague
The real estate fund Reico, part of the Austrian group Erste, is acquiring the Palladium Prague shopping centre. The Office for the Protection of Economic Competition has been assessing the transaction, reports E15.cz.
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30
Sep
2025
Sep
2025
Varso Place secures record €510 million refinancing
HB Reavis has completed a €510 million refinancing of Varso Place, its flagship Warsaw development, with two new banks joining the credit consortium. The financing increased by €35 million from the previous €475 million loan on improved terms.
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30
Sep
2025
Sep
2025
Nepi Rockcastle raises €500 million from green bond sale
Nepi Rockcastle successfully issued a €500 million green bond that was eightfold oversubscribed, with an orderbook exceeding €4 billion from over 200 international investors.
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28
Aug
2025
Aug
2025
Prime Kapital secures significant refinancing for Argeș Mall
Property developer Prime Kapital has secured an €85.5 million refinancing facility from Erste Group for Argeș Mall, which opened in April 2024.
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19
Aug
2025
Aug
2025
Erste Group provides €85.5 million refinancing for mall in Romania
Erste Group Bank AG has provided a €85.5 million refinancing facility for Argeş Mall in Piteşti, developed by Prime Kapital.
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15
Jul
2025
Jul
2025
Investment market in Slovakia sets new record
The Slovak commercial real estate market experienced a record-breaking first half of 2025, with investment volumes exceeding €500 million. This figure surpasses the total transaction volume recorded in the entire year of 2024, confirms Cushman & Wakefield.
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17
Jun
2025
Jun
2025
Panattoni secures €10.2 million loan from Erste Group
Panattoni has secured financing for the construction of the third and final hall at Panattoni Park Warsaw West. The €10.2 million loan was granted by Erste Group Bank AG.
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05
May
2025
May
2025
Erste Group to acquire controlling stake in Santander Bank Polska
Erste Group Bank AG and Banco Santander S.A. announced that they have entered into an agreement for Erste Group to acquire a 49% stake in Santander Bank Polska Group S.A. for PLN 584 per share (approximately €6.8 billion) and a 50% stake in Santander Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A. for approximately €0.2 billion from Santander Group. Together, this amounts to a total cash consideration of €7.0 billion.
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New leases
- Premium office operator Hotspot has expanded its flexible workspace footprint within Bucharest's The Mark building by approximately 700 sqm to meet rising corporate demand. The expansion brings the total area of private office and coworking spaces at the Hotspot Workhub sites to approximately 2,552 sqm.
- Stook Concept has leased a 3,600 sqm module within building C2 at the MLP Bucharest West logistics centre. The facility comprises approximately 3,500 sqm of warehouse space and 100 sqm of offices. The building is in its final construction phase, with handover scheduled for later this quarter. Colliers represented the tenant in the transaction.
- DXC Technology has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw’s Skyliner tower, securing its tenancy until 2032. The global IT services leader will continue to occupy nearly 4,600 sqm of office space distributed across three floors of the Karimpol Group’s flagship development.
New appointments
- BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland has expanded its Industrial and Logistics Agency team with the appointments of Joanna Choromańska, formerly of JLL, and Bartosz Wilczyński, previously with CBRE. The new hires bring a combined 34 years of experience in sector sales, lease negotiations, and build-to-suit project delivery to support the division's ongoing growth.
- Speedwell has expanded its industrial and logistics team with the appointment of Valentin Achim as Leasing and Property Manager for Industrial Developments. Achim brings extensive experience in coordinating commercial and operational activities within the logistics and industrial sectors. In his new role, he will oversee the development and expansion of the company's Spaceplus platform.
- Colliers has appointed Kata Mazsaroff, Tamás Beck, and Miklós Ecsődi as Equity Partners in Hungary, effective 30 April 2026. Mazsaroff, who joined in 2007, rises to Managing Partner after overseeing a 200 per cent revenue increase since her 2022 appointment as Managing Director. Beck, with Colliers since 1994, has led the Industrial & Logistics division since 2005, facilitating transactions covering 1.9 million sqm of built space and 9.8 million sqm of land. Ecsődi, Head of Occupier Services and Office Agency since joining in 2011, has secured over 450,000 sqm in leases valued above €600 million.
