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11
Jun
2025
Jun
2025
Lion’s Head secures permit for logistics park in Romania
Lion's Head Investments has secured the building permit for its first logistics park in Romania. The company will invest €65 million in the industrial project located in Popești-Leordeni, near Bucharest, for which construction is slated to start in Q3 2025.
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30
May
2024
May
2024
Iulius gets double green certification for office building in Iași
Palas Campus, the largest office building in Romania, developed by Romanian developer Iulius in Iași, has achieved two green certifications.
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28
Feb
2024
Feb
2024
Lion’s Head Investments raises €150 million from IFC
Lion’s Head Investments, the commercial real estate investor owned by Old Mutual Property and AG Capital, has secured €150 million in fresh funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group.
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09
Mar
2023
Mar
2023
Iulius inks partnership with IFC for net zero target
Romanian developer Iulius has signed a partnership with IFC, a World Bank member, in a move designed to create a decarbonation strategy for the whole property portfolio with a target to reach net zero on carbon emissions.
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04
Jul
2022
Jul
2022
Globalworth gets green loan for Romanian projects
Property developer Globalworth has secured a green loan of €85 million from the IFC, a member of the World Bank, which will be used for the expansion of sustainable projects in Romania.
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01
Jun
2022
Jun
2022
Globalworth secures green loan from IFC
Property group Globalworth has inked a 6-year green loan deal worth €85 million with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is a member of the World Bank.
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11
Aug
2021
Aug
2021
NEPI Rockcastle gets €120 million ESG loan
A banking consortium granted a €120 million sustainability-related loan to a company in the NEPI Rockcastle, NE Property BV Group.
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22
Jul
2021
Jul
2021
NEPI gets €73.5 million green loan in Romania
Retail group NEPI Rockcastle secured a green loan worth €73.5 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank, in a bid to expand its sustainable business infrastructure in Romania.
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20
Apr
2021
Apr
2021
Iulius gets €72 million loan for green office investment
International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the Word Bank Group, is providing a €72 million loan to a subsidiary of Iulius Holding for the development of a new green office project in Iași, northeastern Romania.
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09
Apr
2021
Apr
2021
WDP Romania certifies 48 logistics buildings
WDP Romania, the developer and owner of industrial and logistics spaces, has received the Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiency (EDGE) certification for its local stock of warehouses. EDGE was created by IFC, part of the World Bank. It helps property owners and developers build and operate green buildings in a fast and affordable way. The certifications apply to WDP warehouses ranging from 2,500 sqm to more than 60,000 sqm.
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Latest news
- Hungary construction starts Q1 with €1.8 billion in new projects
- MAS sells Romanian and Bulgarian retail projects for net €251 million
- Big Poland opens retail park in Dzierżoniów
- Jakob Sonne Resort brings architect-led branded residences concept to Poiana Brașov
- Urbano Group opens first phase of retail park near Cluj
- Prague office market rebounds with 81% construction surge
- Pre-lease deals drive Bucharest office market recovery
- Passerinvest to complete Prague mixed-use project in Q4 2026
- Speedwell buys Warsaw site for SplacePlus expansion
- Investors rethink strategy as capital, financing and AI reshape real estate
New leases
- Yokogawa Romania has extended its lease agreement for another five years in Building F of YUNITY Park, a business campus owned by Genesis Property. The agreement marks the fourth consecutive renewal for the local subsidiary of the Japanese industrial automation and process control company. Originally signed in 2007, this latest extension brings the total duration of the corporate partnership to more than 20 years.
- Vastint Romania has secured a new lease agreement with Arcadis Romania for 1,183 sqm of office space in Building A of the Business Garden Bucharest development.
- Karimpol Polska has signed a major lease agreement with Volkswagen Financial Services at the Skyliner II complex at Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw. The automotive financial services provider will occupy nearly 6,000 sqm of office and retail space in the project's second tower. Following the transaction, the occupancy rate of Skyliner II has reached 50%.
New appointments
- 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.
- Aleksandra Walaszek and Tomasz Nowakowski have joined Cushman & Wakefield’s Retail Agency. Walaszek has more than 10 years of experience in the retail sector. Nowakowski is an expert with nearly 20 years of experience in strategic leasing and retail property transaction management.
