Penta Real Estate has emerged as a primary catalyst for the investment group’s performance in 2025, spearheading an international expansion that now includes major residential developments in the United Kingdom.   

The CEE-based markets recorded total transactions of approximately €11.8 billion in 2025, a 34% year-on-year increase and the strongest annual performance since 2019, according to a Cushman & Wakefield report.

At Bratislava Property Forum 2026, investors and market experts compared notes on where capital is actually moving in CEE real estate and what is still holding it back. The opening discussion, moderated by Rudolf Nemec MRICS, Partner & Head of Capital Markets at Cushman & Wakefield Slovakia, made it clear that while activity is picking up, higher financing costs, geopolitical uncertainty and stricter return expectations continue to shape how and where deals get done.

Investment activity in Slovakia is showing clear signs of recovery, supported by improving sentiment and renewed capital flows across Europe. We report from Bratislava Property Forum 2026.

From capital allocation to residential demand and the future of core assets, the key questions facing Slovakia’s real estate market will be tackled by those making the decisions. Next week's Bratislava Property Forum 2026 brings together investors, developers, lenders and occupiers for a day of insight into where the market is heading next.

Commercial property investment in CEE rebounded strongly in 2025, with a combined volume of €11.3 billion across Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. This represents a 34% year-on-year increase and stands 24% above the five-year average, according to data by Knight Frank.

B+N Group, a facility management service provider in CEE, has rebranded as Liwo Group to support its international expansion across Europe. The company operates in nine European countries with nearly 30,000 employees.

Prologis closed 2025 with strong results in Slovakia, achieving 95% occupancy and outperforming the market average of 92%. The logistics real estate company secured 24 lease transactions totalling 135,000 sqm and maintained an 83% retention rate.

Slovakia's property investment market experienced significant recovery in 2025, with investment volumes reaching €978 million across 29 transactions, representing an 82% year-on-year increase and the second-best year in history, according to a CBRE report.

Developer Immocap has secured a €57 million construction and investment loan from Slovenská sporiteľňa for the Istropolis Atrium office block in Bratislava.