Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (pbb) has jointly underwritten a €214 million investment facility to finance a portfolio of eight logistics properties located across the Czech Republic and Poland for EQT Real Estate. This financing was provided in partnership with Société Générale.

In a video interview recorded at CEE Property Forum 2025 in Vienna, Dieter Knittel, Head of CEE at pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, shares his outlook on asset classes, deal activity and investment priorities for the year ahead. He explains why diversification is back on the agenda, why CEE remains one of the bank’s core focus markets, and how deal sizes and structures are evolving.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (pbb) has provided a €78 million investment facility to AB Tewox, managed by Lords LB Asset Management. The loan will refinance six retail parks and fund the acquisition of two new retail parks across multiple Polish locations.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) has provided in total €40 million investment loan facilities to an office fund. The fund will use the financing for the acquisition of two office buildings in Warsaw and to improve their ESG status. The asset management will be done by George Leslie, Resolution Capital Management.

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.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) is accelerating the execution of its Strategy 2027 by withdrawing from the US market and focusing entirely on Europe. The move is intended to streamline operations and channel resources into more profitable, stable markets. The bank will wind down, securitise, or sell its €4.1 billion US portfolio, which has an average remaining maturity of 2.5 years.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb), the European specialist bank for commercial real estate finance, announced a pre-tax profit of €28 million for Q1 2025, down compared to the €34 million in Q1 2024, but an higher from Q4 2024.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) have extended the existing investment facility for Diuna Office Park located in Warsaw, Poland, on behalf of PineBridge Benson Elliot.

Globalworth and the consortium of banks Helaba and pbb have announced the signing of an agreement extending the bank financing for the office real estate portfolio by an additional 5 years. The initial loan of €100 million was granted in 2018 to finance multiple properties. The financing continues to be secured on a number of assets in Poland: Centrum Biurowe Lubicz, Tryton Business Park and Spektrum Tower.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) has underwritten an investment facility, totalling €120 million to refinance a logistics portfolio located across Poland for EQT Real Estate. pbb acted as arranger and sole lender under the facility.