Name of company
Hogan Lovells (Warszawa) LLP Oddział w Polsce
Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate
Marek Grodek, Head of the Real Estate Department, Partner
Department head or senior representative profile
Marek Grodek joined Hogan Lovells in 2018. With over 25 years’ experience, he specializes in commercial property development and property finance, advises financial institutions and investment funds on property schemes, and industrial employers on EPC FIDIC contracts.
Marek Grodek is supported by Bartosz Clemenz, who joined us in February 2018. With 20 years' experience, Bartosz represents and advises major investors in structuring acquisition, development, and infrastructure projects.
Key current clients
Och Ziff Management Europe Limited
ISOC Group
Prologis Inc.
Kravco Company LLC
Bacoli Properties
BBI Development
6B47
Xcity Investment
Cinema 3D
Polish Investment Real Estate Fund
Newmarket LLC
Warta S.A.
Participation in property sales and acquisitions between October 2018 and September 2019
• Advising Och Ziff Management Europe Limited in connection with the sale of a logistic portfolio, developed in cooperation with Panattoni, to a real estate investment fund. (value over EUR 190 million).
• Advising Och-Ziff Real Estate on the EUR 86 million sale of its portfolio of five warehouses located in Poland to Tristan Capital Partners and White Star Real Estate.
• Advising Prologis, Inc on the multi jurisdiction transaction of sale of logistic portfolios to a leading Asian property company. The transaction involved ca. 20 logistic centers in Poland.
• Advising Cinema 3D S.A. on the sale of its portfolio of sites in Poland to Vue International - the largest transaction of this type in Central and Eastern Europe in 2018.
• Advising ISOC Group on the acquisition of C and D buildings of “Silesia Business Park” from Skanska.
• Advising ISOC Group on the acquisition of four class A office buildings of Business Garden Wrocław I from Vastint Polska.
Participation in development projects between October 2018 and September 2019
• Advising international investors on the forward funding sale of a top class office and hotel development in Łódź at Piotrkowska street. This is the first transaction of this type on the Polish market, consisting of sale of on-going office and hotel investment with post-closing completion of the investment by the Seller.
• Advising the Polish Investment Real Estate Fund II on the development of 150 ha residential, logistic and office Project located in the outskirts of Warsaw.
• Advising Newmarket LLC on the construction and development of student hostels / dormitories in Silesia, Poland.
Total value of the transactions on which your company adviced between October 2018 and September 2019 (in EUR)
Ca 1,150M EUR
Please say why you should be considered for the award
We believe that we should be considered for the Eurobuild Award due to the high profiles of our clientele and transactions, our specialist skills, the range of services we offer, and our capacity to assist our clients in cross-border deals.
Pursuant to Cushmam & Wakefield’s Report on logistic market in the year 2018, Hogan Lovells advised in 3 out of 8 top logistic transactions in Poland, i.e. on the sale of Prologis’s portfolio and Och Ziff in the Project Bison phase 1 and phase 2.
We have been involved in the largest real estate transactions in Poland which confirms our high position on the Polish market.
With a number of transactions in evaluation period 2018/2019 and, with number of currently pending transactions – our practice competes with other major real estate law firms in Poland.
We are convinced that both the volume of the transactions and the number and quality of real estate lawyers qualifies us to be considered for the award.
