Jury Awards

SANTANDER BANK POLSKA
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 2023 we are facing significant increase in cost of funding and 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
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 (betweeen July 2023 and June 2024) Examples of deals split into PROJECT (INVESTOR, DEVELOPER) | SIZE | SANTANDER ROLE
OFFICE:
The Bridge (Ghelamco) | 49k sqm | Sole lender
Artico/Aeropark (GTC) | 49k sqm | Sole lender
Office portfolio (Adgar Group) I 129 k sqm I Sole Lender
T22 (AFI / Echo Investment) | 32,41k sqm | Account and Security Agent/Co-lender
Lakeside (Atenor) | 25k sqm | Co-lender
Olivia Star (Tonsa Commercial) | 45k sqm | Agent/Co-lender
LOGISTICS (all as a Sole Lender):
DL Invest Psary (DL Invest Group) | 122k sqm
PDC IC 184 (Panattoni / DRFG) I 35,6 k sqm
DC1 Warsaw Airport (Peak Capital) I 26,5 k sqm
7R Projekt 39 (7R / Pekabex) I 41,8k sqm
Marselan (Peak Capital / VRE) I 33,6 k sqm
PDC IC 266 (Panattoni / Effector / Dekpol) I 12k sqm
City Logistics Wrocław II (Trigea) | 38k sqm
PRS (all as a Sole Lender):
Portfolio (Heimstaden) | 600 units
Portfolio (G-City) | 680 units
Residential (all as a Sole Lender)
Corida Haffnera Sopot (Cordia) | 133 units
Fokus Ursus (Equilis) | 283 units
Value of transactions in the real estate market in CEE region, between July 2023 and June 2024 1790000000
Value of credit and refinancing for shopping centres in CEE region (between July 2023 and June 2024, in EUR) 220000000
Value of credit and refinancing for offices in CEE region (between July 2023 and June 2024) 830000000
Value of credit and refinancing for warehouses in CEE region (between July 2023 and June 2024) 470000000
Value of credit and refinancing for PRS sector in CEE region (between July 2023 and June 2024) 180000000
Please say why you should be considered for the award 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 2023 we are facing significant increase in cost of funding and 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.
Company website https://www.santander.pl/
Name of company
SANTANDER BANK POLSKA
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 (betweeen July 2023 and June 2024)
Examples of deals split into PROJECT (INVESTOR, DEVELOPER) | SIZE | SANTANDER ROLE
OFFICE:
The Bridge (Ghelamco) | 49k sqm | Sole lender
Artico/Aeropark (GTC) | 49k sqm | Sole lender
Office portfolio (Adgar Group) I 129 k sqm I Sole Lender
T22 (AFI / Echo Investment) | 32,41k sqm | Account and Security Agent/Co-lender
Lakeside (Atenor) | 25k sqm | Co-lender
Olivia Star (Tonsa Commercial) | 45k sqm | Agent/Co-lender
LOGISTICS (all as a Sole Lender):
DL Invest Psary (DL Invest Group) | 122k sqm
PDC IC 184 (Panattoni / DRFG) I 35,6 k sqm
DC1 Warsaw Airport (Peak Capital) I 26,5 k sqm
7R Projekt 39 (7R / Pekabex) I 41,8k sqm
Marselan (Peak Capital / VRE) I 33,6 k sqm
PDC IC 266 (Panattoni / Effector / Dekpol) I 12k sqm
City Logistics Wrocław II (Trigea) | 38k sqm
PRS (all as a Sole Lender):
Portfolio (Heimstaden) | 600 units
Portfolio (G-City) | 680 units
Residential (all as a Sole Lender)
Corida Haffnera Sopot (Cordia) | 133 units
Fokus Ursus (Equilis) | 283 units
Value of transactions in the real estate market in CEE region, between July 2023 and June 2024
1790000000
Value of credit and refinancing for shopping centres in CEE region (between July 2023 and June 2024, in EUR)
220000000
Value of credit and refinancing for offices in CEE region (between July 2023 and June 2024)
830000000
Value of credit and refinancing for warehouses in CEE region (between July 2023 and June 2024)
470000000
Value of credit and refinancing for PRS sector in CEE region (between July 2023 and June 2024)
180000000
Please say why you should be considered for the award
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 2023 we are facing significant increase in cost of funding and 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.
Company website
https://www.santander.pl/