The Kaprain Group has bought the Stýblův house in Prague on Wenceslas Square from the development company Sekyra Group, reports e15.cz. Kaprain has acquired the property with a building permit for reconstruction.

ZDR Investments has completed transactions worth CZK 1.8 billion in the first half of the year. It has increased the share of new investments in the group's funds by 80% year-on-year.

Investor interest is diversifying, with hotels and office properties being the most sought-after segments in H1 2025, and a growing trend of repurposing older office buildings into hotels or residential use, according to experts of Colliers Hungary.

Star Residence Invest has signed a letter of intent to acquire an office building in central Bucharest for €19 million.

A department store and hotel complex in the centre of Bratislava has been declared a national cultural monument, reports yimba.sk. This is potentially complicating the development plans of the hotel owner, Lordship.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) acted as the arranger and sole lender of a debt package totalling €322 million in respect of two portfolios owned by a fund managed by GLP Capital Partners (GCP), now part of Ares Management. The package is geared towards refinancing existing debt facilities, as well as the development of logistics assets in Poland.

Macquarie Asset Management has signed an agreement to acquire and combine two specialist platforms—Milestone and BaseStack Living—as part of its entry into the European purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market.

Romanian investors have significantly increased their presence in the commercial real estate market, allocating nearly €1.8 billion to local acquisitions between 2015 and 2025. 

The Polish commercial property market recorded an investment volume of approximately €1.7 billion in the first half of 2025, according to a report by Avison Young. A total of 63 transactions were closed across all major sectors, with industrial assets attracting the highest share of capital. However, excluding the landmark Eko-Okna deal, individual transaction volumes mostly remained below €80 million. Institutional investors continued to act cautiously, while domestic capital is playing an increasingly prominent role.

Monia Dobrescu, Partner at Muşat & Asociații, talked to Property Forum about the key role of ESG in investment decisions, the stronger financing requirements for property developments and the strong points of retail in driving investments in 2025.