Name of company
Griffin Capital Partners
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Name of President or Managing Director for the region
Maciej Dyjas, Managing Partner, Co-owner Nebil Senman, Managing Partner, Co-owner
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Profile of President or Managing Director for the region
Maciej Dyjas joined Griffin in 2013, Nebil Senman joined in 2014. Both Managing Partners are responsible for strategic decisions regarding the company's assets, as well as overseeing teams responsible for managing portfolio companies and ongoing transactions.
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Description of company and team
Griffin Capital Partners is the largest privately-owned investment and asset manager in private equity and real estate in CEE, and the most active and innovative investor in the region. It is a recognized leader in the private equity and real estate sector, originating and introducing innovative concepts and formats to the market. With a strong track record and extensive private equity and real estate know-how, it is a one-stop-shop for international investors willing to invest in CEE and other selected Western European markets. Partners at Griffin have a long and successful track record of investing and asset managing in Europe and the US. The gross asset value of Griffin-managed investments across sixteen different platforms exceeds EUR 8 billion with a total invested equity of over EUR 3.5 billion. Griffin’s team is composed of top-class specialists with deep experience in the real estate, private equity, capital investment and banking sector. Our team consists of 44 experts: 7 partners, 17 experts in Investment Team, 7 legal counsels in Legal Team, 9 specialists in Financial Team and 4 in Marketing & Administration.
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Office projects included in the portfolio
Office projects held by Griffin’s investment platforms:
• Echo Investment – 57 400 GLA of office space in operation, 53 500 sqm GLA of office space under construction, 68 200 sqm GLA of office space pending construction • EPP – 6 assets with 167 k sqm of GLA in operation |
Retail projects included in the portfolio
Retail projects held by Griffin’s investment platforms:
• EPP - 985,000 sqm of GLA of retail space in use • HORSE – 11 retail assets with a total GLA of 439,000 sqm. |
The value of retail properties held by investor
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Warehouse projects included in the portfolio
ELI: 31 logistics projects with 45 properties covering a total area of over 1.3 million sqm GLA.
IIProp: 9 projects with total GLA ca. 405,000 sqm in the Netherlands, France, Austria, Italy, Poland and Spain. Trademarc’s portfolio comprises some 184,000 sqm of GLA. |
PRS projects included in the portfolio
Resi4Rent – 14 projects in operation with 143 000 spm of usable area of apartments, 10 projects with 158 000 sqm of usable area of apartments under construction • LifeSpot – 4 projects in operation with 1,362 units, 1,781 units under construction and 2,448 in permitting stage
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The largest purchase transactions between July 2022 and June 2023
• In Q4 2022, WING Group, as the majority shareholder, and Griffin Capital Partners, signed a deal for the acquisition of a 60% shareholding in Bauwert AG, one of the leading and most recognized German real estate developers. The company has completed more than 330 projects and constructed over 2 m sqm with development volume of over EUR 4.5 bn. The transaction was closed in April 2023.
• In Q1 2023, a JVCo of Griffin Capital Partners & Kajima Europe signed the acquisition of 70% of shares in Hymon Fotowoltaika (“Hymon”), one of the leaders in the Polish PV rooftop installations and heat pump sector, focusing on all market segments. • In 2023, Griffin and Redefine Properties set up a JV to acquire Stokado, the second-largest self-storage operator in Poland. Stokado currently stores goods belonging to ca. 3,000 private and B2B customers in its countrywide network of dedicated self-storage facilities. The Company currently operates over 20,000 sqm of NLA in 15 locations. |
Why the company should be considered for the award
Over the last years, Griffin Capital Partners has been the most active and innovative investor in the region. It is a recognised leader, originating and introducing innovative concepts and formats to the market.
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Future plans
Following recent increase of investment portfolio with the focus on private equity, the company is going to focus both on RE and PE markets.
Griffin is going to develop existing platforms as well as look at other possibilities. |
Company website
https://griffin-cp.com/pl/
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