Name of company
Savills Poland
Team leader profile
Tomasz Buras, the CEO of Savills in Poland, is one of the most recognizable leaders on the real estate market in Poland. Under his leadership the company has been dynamically growing and strengthened its position as one of the leading real estate advisers focused on innovation and ESG. While acting as CEO, in 2018 Tomasz took up the role of Head of Investment and significantly expanded the department setting up a team dedicated exclusively to industrial investments.
Total value of the transactions between October 2020 and June 2022
€ 2.475 billion (across all sectors incl. forward funding transactions in the industrial and living sectors)
The year on year results of the department with regard to the number and the value of finalised transactions (in EUR)
12% up on value H2 2021-H1 2022 vs H2 2020-H1 2021; 7% up on the value of transactions
The biggest transactions between October 2020 and June 2022 in retail sector
The acquisition of Sky Tower in Wrocław (24,000 sqm of retail space) by Adventum Group from Develia for over €84 million (for total office and retail space)
The biggest transactions between October 2020 and June 2022 in office sector
Despite challenges due to covid, Savills provided its clients with in-depth advisory, help them to find investment opportunities and adapt to the new market environment. • The disposal of Jerozolimskie Business Park in Warsaw (16,000 sqm of office space) from A&T Holdings to Brugnola. • The disposal of Marynarska Point 1 in Warsaw (13,270 sqm of office and retail space) from Savills Investment Management to Adventum Group. • The acquisition of Sky Tower in Wrocław (30,000 sqm of office space) by Adventum Group from Develia for over €84 million (office and retail). • The acquisition of three office buildings in Fuzja Łódź (22,000 sqm) by KGAL Group from Echo Investment for over € 56 million. • The disposal of three office buildings of the Browar Lubicz complex in Krakow (7,500 sqm of office space) from Balmoral Properties to PAREF Gestion. • The disposal of Wratislavia Tower in Wrocław (over 12,000 sqm of office, retail and service space) from Royalton Partners to Futureal Investment Pa
The biggest transactions between October 2020 and June 2022 in warehouse sector
Savills is one of the leaders in investment consulting for the warehouse sector, supporting at every stage of the transaction. • The sale of pan-European logistics portfolio from Macquarie Capital Principal Finance and Elite Partners Capital to Blackstone European Property Income Fund for EUR 520 mln. 12 logistics and industrial assets across EU. In Poland 260,000 sqm • The sale and leaseback of a 22,000 sqm facility in Wroclaw from Hubergroup to GARBE Industrial RE • Equity provision to build MDC2 Park Lodz South of 80,000 sqm with Fortress REIT • Advisory on the joint venture between White Star RE and Bain Capital Credit to develop 8 to 10 warehouse projects of over 500,000 sq m for ca. EUR 350 mln • BIK SA portfolio including 4 existing properties with and land with total potential logistics space of over 115,000 sq m by Logicenters • The last-mile logistics property at Brukowa 21 in Lodz (12,300 sqm) by Palmira Capital Partners from a Polish investor for the European Core Logistics
Other biggest transactions between October 2020 and June 2022
Having historically been one of the first consulting firms to support investors in the PRS market in Poland, we have consistently developed these services over the past two years, acquiring experienced experts and advising on key transactions.
• The first acquisition of Eagle JVCo, the investment vehicle established in 2019 between Vienna-based Value One and Nuveen Real Estate on behalf of its parent TIAA, in their first student housing investment in Poland. The portfolio comprises approximately 800 beds of investment and development assets, and will be operated by Value One’s student housing platform, MILESTONE, Austria’s leading provider of premium student housing with a portfolio of over 4,600 student beds in operation and under development in Austria, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Italy and the Netherlands.
Please say why your team should be considered for the award
Savills Investment Team provides strategic advisory across all major asset classes led by senior professionals with multiple years of experience and impressive track record.
From Oct. 2020 to Jun. 2022 our investment team represented clients on trades for a total value of EUR 2.4 billion as well as completed numerous assignments in the fields of underwriting and forward funding.
Our Investment Team has a proven track record for providing new investment capital in Poland, from the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions.
We had separated Industrial Investment team providing market leading expertise for investors targeting logistics and industrial assets.
We were a pioneers in Poland and have advanced investment consulting expertise in the student housing sector.
We offer strong ESG strategy support with dedicated professional to the investment team as part of ESG audit.
We act with transparency, integrity and high ethical standards to become the advisory company of first choice.
