Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) has provided an investment loan facility of €78 million to BGO, acting as arranger and sole lender under the facility. The loan refinances a portfolio of five logistics assets across central and western Poland.

Komplex Torus, a distributor of household chemicals, cosmetics and hygiene products, has leased nearly 6,800 sqm at MLP Pruszków II near Warsaw. Of the total area, approximately 6,500 sqm will be used for warehousing, with the remainder allocated to office and staff facilities. The completed unit is scheduled to be handed over in the fourth quarter of 2026. Newmark Polska represented the tenant in the lease negotiations.

Manufacturing is gaining ground in Romania's industrial and logistics market, with approximately 28% of publicly announced leasing transactions in the first half of 2026 involving manufacturing space, almost double the previous year's share and well above the typical 10-15% range, according to Colliers. Around two-thirds of demand came from new leases or relocations. Overall, publicly announced transactions reached approximately 340,000 sqm, around 20% below the level recorded in the first half of last year, but 47% above the average for the same period in 2017-2019.

Across CEE, the strongest investment stories are often found in markets that remain relatively small. Before Warsaw became one of Europe's largest logistics hubs or western Romania emerged as a manufacturing powerhouse, both were characterised by the same combination of improving infrastructure, competitive costs and limited modern stock. Today, a similar conversation is beginning to take shape around Iași.

Developer 7R is launching construction of 7R Park Szczecin South, a logistics and warehouse complex in the south-western part of Szczecin comprising two buildings with a combined area of approximately 29,000 sqm. The first and larger building, exceeding 23,000 sqm, has been fully pre-leased to Procent Poland, a logistics services provider for the e-commerce sector. The second building will offer around 5,000 sqm. Depenbrock Polska has been appointed general contractor, with construction due to start in August 2026 and completion expected in the third quarter of 2027.

Slovakia's industrial and logistics property market continued to grow in the second quarter of 2026, with total leasing activity reaching approximately 131,000 sqm, a 23% year-on-year increase, according to a quarterly analysis by CBRE Slovakia. Net leasing activity, which excludes renewals and short-term leases, also rose 13% year-on-year to approximately 67,000 sqm.

Danish audio and communications manufacturer GN Group is to become a tenant at Panattoni Business Park Kladno, an industrial zone developed on a brownfield site formerly occupied by the Poldi Kladno steelworks. GN will occupy more than 30,000 sqm in total, of which approximately 28,000 sqm will be operational space and 2,000 sqm will serve as office accommodation. The build-to-suit project is being developed by Panattoni and financed by investment group RSJ, with completion scheduled for the second quarter of 2027.

7R Group has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, prepared in accordance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the EU Taxonomy. The report is the company's third, published voluntarily despite the absence of a formal reporting obligation in 2025. 7R is a commercial real estate developer active in Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, with a delivered portfolio exceeding 2 million sqm and a further 3.9 million sqm at various stages of preparation.

FORMADE, the owner of online interior design retailer Fabryka Form, has renewed its lease at the MLP Pruszków II logistics park for a further term. The company has been operating at the park since 2021. Advisory firm Triflow represented the tenant during the renegotiation process.

Hungary's commercial real estate investment volume reached €610 million in the first half of 2026, a 26.7% year-on-year increase and the strongest first-half result since 2021, according to Colliers Hungary. Domestic buyers accounted for 74% of activity. The office sector led with a 37.9% share, followed by retail at 32.9% and industrial and logistics at 18.5%. Prime yields held steady at 6.50% for offices, 7.00% for shopping centres and 6.75% for industrial assets. Based on the transaction pipeline, full-year volume could exceed €1.2 billion.