Name of company
SAVILLS SP. Z O.O.
Team leader
Tomasz Buras, CEO, Head of Investment, Savills Poland
Team leader profile
Tomasz Buras MRICS CCIM is one of the most recognisable leaders on the commercial real estate market in Poland. As CEO of Savills Poland he is the author of the outstanding transformation of the company. Under his management Savills expanded services adding among others Industrial Agency, Industrial Investment and PRS advisory and now is one of the well-established leaders on the commercial real estate market in Poland.
Total value of the transactions between October 2018 and September 2019
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The year on year results of the department with regard to the number and the value of finalised transactions (in EUR)
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The biggest transactions between October 2018 and September 2019 in retail sector
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The biggest transactions between October 2018 and September 2019 in office sector
Savills is proud of being a long-term and trusted partner to its Clients, which confirms i.a. the latest acquisition of two Warsaw office buildings, Cristal Park and Mokotów Plaza by M7 Real Estate from Azora Europa. Savills represented the new owner of both assets and as the result of the top-quality of its services extended the cooperation with M7 Real Estate becoming exclusive leasing agent and property manager of the fund’s entire portfolio in Poland.
Using its experience in advising newcomers, in December 2018, Savills also supported GalCap Europe during its first commercial real estate acquisitions in Poland. The investor, advised by Savills, purchased from Amhola two historic office buildings in Warsaw – Wilcza 46 and Mokotowska 33/35.
In addition, Savills advised Azora Europa on the disposal of two office projects located in Krakow, Green Office and Avatar.
Value of all 3 transactions is amounted to ca. EUR 140m.
The biggest transactions between October 2018 and September 2019 in warehouse sector
The Industrial Investment department at Savills, one of the largest and the most experienced investment teams in Poland dedicated to the warehouse sector, advised on multiple investment transactions which, further to Clients’ requests, full details cannot be disclosed, including:
- underwriting of a fulfilment centre in Central Poland (45,000 sq m)
- acquisition of a multi-tenant park in Wrocław (47,000 sq m)
- funding of a multi-tenant park in Łódź (42,000 sq m)
Other biggest transactions between October 2018 and September 2019
Savills advised in the first Purpose Built Student Accommodation portfolio deal and the largest PBSA transaction by investment volume in Polish history. Kajima Student Housing Limited, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Kajima Corporation, has entered into a partnership with Griffin Real Estate Partners (GRE) and acquired Student Depot, Poland’s largest provider of PBSA, from Oaktree Capital Management for EUR 60m.
It was a pioneer transaction for the real estate market in Poland that opened a new chapter in its history by confirming great potential of alternative assets. Savills represented the vendor.
Please say why your team should be considered for the award
The investment team at Savills in Poland has achieved a number of successes, i.a. attracting new capital sources to Poland, setting record price levels and structuring highly complex portfolio sales and acquisitions.
2018 was an excellent year for Savills. Its investment team in Poland more than doubled the value of real estate transactions on which it advised. In 2019 the Polish branch of Savills advised i.a. in the pioneer transaction of the largest PBSA portfolio in Poland and maintained its ‘advisor of choice’ status in the office and industrial sector.
With this performance, Savills is already positioned among market leaders and undoubtedly top-tier advisers representing buyers. The team is not afraid of the toughest challenges and having been significantly strengthened over the last two years, it is on track to reach a record result in 2019 and has appetite for even more.
