Department head or senior representative in Poland, real estate
Agata Jurek-Zbrojska
Department head or senior representative profile
Agata Jurek-Zbrojska heads the Polish real estate and construction team. She advises local and international investors, developers, and real estate funds active in CEE. She focuses on strategic acquisitions and sale, JVs, structuring and restructuring in all market segments, incl. office, retail, logistics and residential. She advised on the first projects in PRS market in Poland, this year she also provided strategic advice on one of the largest data centres transactions on the market.
Team description including the major achievements
Our Polish Team consists of 35 lawyers, including four partners and 6 counsels. What makes us stand out:
Comprehensive Expertise and Emerging Assets: We excel in traditional real estate sectors and our specialization extends to new asset classes such as student housing, PRS, data centers, convenience stores, senior living.
Global Reach: With 17 offices in the CEE/SEE region and a strong Western European team, we advise on significant domestic and international transactions
Recognized Team: Our reputation as one of the leading real property practices, inc. recognition as a Band 1 real estate practice in Europe and recipient of the CEEQA award in 2024.
Diverse Expertise: We offer guidance in JV and fund formation, environmental regulations, construction and real estate litigation and tax planning
Construction Excellence: We provide construction advice, including litigation
ESG Focus: Our ESG Task Force integrates sustainability and responsible practices into our services
Key current clients
We act for a wide range of investors such as fund managers and funds, including private and listed retail funds, insurance companies, property companies and private investors: Adventum, AFI Europe, Amundi, Atenor, BIG Shopping Centres, Bluehouse Capital, Cromwell, CTP, Futureal, Greykite, HB Reavis, Invesco Real Estate, MNK Partners, Motel One, NREP, Ocado, Panattoni, Peakside Capital, PIMCO Prime Real Estate, Primark, REICO, SEGRO, Trigea Real Estate Fund, Union Investment, Xior Student Housing
Participation in property sales and acquisitions within the timeframe specified by the organizer
Union Investment Real Estate GmbH – on the EUR 373m sale of the Magnolia Park shopping centre in Wrocław to NEPI Rockcastle. Xior Student Housing – on (i) forming a JV with Solida Capital and a EUR 40m forward funding development and acquisition of a student housing project in Warsaw, its first flagship project in Poland’s capital; and (ii) the acquisition of a student accommodation investment in Warsaw from Syrena Real Estate, marking the second successful sale of a stabilised PRS project in Poland. BIG Shopping Centers Group – on acquiring four retail parks with a total GLA exceeding 105,000 sq. m. Invesco Real Estate – on acquiring the new Cloud One Gdańsk hotel from Granaria Development Gdańsk, a JV between Immobel and Multibud. Greykite – on its debut acquisition of a major logistics portfolio in Poland, the first phase of a JV with White Star Real Estate worth EUR 300m. HB Reavis – on leasing 8,300 sq. m. to Alior Bank in Varso Place. NREP – on entering the Tri-City market throug
Total value of the transactions on which your company advised within the timeframe specified by the organizer (in EUR)
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