Name of company
CBRE Global Investors
Name of President or Managing Director for the region
Karel Zeman
President or Managing Director for the region profile
Karel Zeman is responsible for managing the Polish operation of CBRE Global Investors, running also the Asset Management team in Poland. Previously, he worked on the position of Head of Strategy and Research CEE, concentrating on providing strategic advisory to the CEE organization. Prior to joining CBRE Global Investors in 2006, Karel worked as Head of Research for Czech Republic and Slovakia in C&W.
Regions active in (in which countries the company operates)
The CEE: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Romania
EMEA: UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and CEE
Global: US, EMEA, Asia, Australia
Portfolio of all properties currently held by your company
Approx. EUR 3 billion of AUM across CEE.
Approx. EUR 29.4 billion of AUM across EMEA.
Approx. UDS 86,5 billion of AUM globally.
Office projects included in the portfolio
CEE - N/A
The value of office properties held by investor (in EUR)
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Retail projects included in the portfolio
Examples: Wars Sawa & Junior Warsaw, King Cross Warsaw, Jantar Słupsk, Mazovia Płock, Sfera Bielsko-Biała, Campus Square Brno, Letnany Prague, Europa Banska Bystrica
The value of retail properties held by investor (in EUR)
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Warehouse projects included in the portfolio
Examples: Warsaw Distribution Center, Ideal Idea Warsaw, two logistics park in Ozarów Mazowiecki, logistics park in Wrocław, logistics park in Gdańsk, logistics park in Bielsko-Biała, logistics park in Ostrava, two logistics parks in Plzen (approx. 800,000 sqm of GLA)
The value of warehouse properties held by investor (in EUR)
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The largest purchase transactions between October 2016 and September 2017 (subject of the transaction, its total take up area and value in EUR)
Approx. EUR 5.5 billion invested throughout EMEA region in approx. 45 single property and portfolio deals. Noticeable transaction will include acquisition of Letnany shopping center in Prague, establishing a large scale UK J-V with Prologis (approx. EUR 1.2 billion), acquisition of large shopping center in Bromma, Sweden, as well as acquisition of H&M's Milan flagship store next to Duomo.
Future plans
Strengthening company's position mainly in logistics and retail sectors in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary. Selective office investments in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.
The value of the funds for the investment, whether the investor is permanently established in countries in the region, the number of employees
Approx. EUR 6 billion at EMEA level
Acquisition activity across the CEE real estate markets between October 2016 and September 2017
Hillwood Portfolio (logistics) Poland and Germany, approx. EUR 350 million, 500,000 sqm of GLA
Shopping Center Letnany Prague (retail), approx. EUR 230 million, 65,000 sqm of GLA
Logistics Park Ostrava (logistics), Ostrava, approx. EUR 40 million, 67,000 sqm of GLA
Why the company deserves the award (in a paragraph you can describe the specific achievements of the company)
CBRE Global Investors is consequently and constantly investing on the CEE real estate markets over the last 15 years taking care of the returns of our instructional clients. The company is actively managing it's portfolio and achieving investment results above available benchmarks. On the beginning of 2017, CBRE Global Investors decided to divest significant part of it's CEE portfolio. As a consequence portfolio of 11 retail and mixed-use assets valued at approx. EUR 650 million has been sold to CPI Group. It was the largest cross-boarder portfolio transaction in the region, covering six legal jurisdictions.
