In a currently very volatile and highly competitive real estate financing market Santander Bank Polska is continuously growing and constantly adjusts to Customers' needs. We have proven reputation in the market for consistently delivering our promises and being reliable long term business partner. Year 2020 and 2021 brought significant challenges caused by COVID-19 pandemic, we entered year 2022 with war on Ukraine and since following year we are facing significant increase utilities costs - we have reacted very quickly to those market disruptions continuously supporting Customers in all possible ways to help them during difficult period, which is highly appreciated by our Customers. Even in this challenging years we are still open for new business and provide new financing for various types of properties. This may be also confirmed by achievements in those years including financing (bilaterally or as an agent) several projects on the Polish real estate market.
Name of company
Santander Bank Polska S.A.
Department head or senior representative in CEE, real estate
Brendan Long
Department head or senior representative profile
Brendan is Head of the Corporate Property Department for Santander Bank Polska. Brendan has over 25 years of experience in financing Property projects including over 15 years in the Polish Property market. He leads an experienced team of professionals, who provide flexible and efficient customer service suited to Clients’ needs. The team is an experienced long-term financing partner in both development and investment projects in Poland across all property sectors.
A short description of the company's activities in the field of commercial real estate financing in CEE region
We are the third largest bank in Poland in terms of assets value, but the biggest privately owned. Since 2011, the Bank is a part of Santander Group – one of the largest financial groups in the world and the largest financial institution in Europe in terms of market capitalization. Santander Group serves nearly 170 million Clients in 10 major markets in the world. Within our Corporate Property Department we provide services for office, industrial, retail, residential, PRS and student housing.
Portfolio of credit transactions in CEE region (within the timeframe specified by the organizer)
Examples of deals split into PROJECT (INVESTOR, DEVELOPER) | SIZE | SANTANDER ROLE
OFFICE:
REIT finance (HB Reavis) I Sole Lender
The Bridge (Ghelamco) I 49k sqm ) I Agent/Co-lender
7 assets portfolio (Adgar) | 153k sqm | Sole Lender
OCTA ALFA/Quattro/WBC (OCTAVA FIZAN) I 30k sqm I Sole Lender
OCTA K2 (OCTAVA FIZAN) I 18k sqm I Sole Lender
Andersia Busienss Center (PHN) I 15k sqm I Sole Lender
Intraco Prime (PHN) I 14k sqm I Sole Lender
LOGISTICS:
15 assets portfolio (Accolade) | 375k sqm | Agent/Co-lender
COOL (Lemon Tree/VRE) | 20k sqm | Sole Lender
BOOSTER (Lemon Tree/Commercecon) | 50k sqm | Sole Lender
PDC IC 205 (Panattoni/EIKA) | 28k sqm | Sole Lender
PDC IC 231 (Panattoni DMA JV structure) | 19k sqm | Sole Lender
7R Franowo (7R) | 10k sqm | Sole Lender
7R Słupsk (7R) | 9k sqm | Sole Lender
PRS:
4 assets (AFI) | 1.431 units | Agent/Co-lender
Sustainability-Linked Loan for 7 assets (Heimstaden) | 1.482 units, 78k sqm | Agent/Co-lender
Moko/Tower D (Heimstaden) | 430 units
Value of transactions in the real estate market in CEE region, within the timeframe specified by the organizer
2100000000
Value of credit and refinancing for shopping centres in CEE region (within the timeframe specified by the organizer, in EUR)
120000000
Value of credit and refinancing for offices in CEE region (within the timeframe specified by the organizer)
830000000
Value of credit and refinancing for warehouses in CEE region (within the timeframe specified by the organizer)
440000000
Value of credit and refinancing for PRS sector in CEE region (within the timeframe specified by the organizer)
