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Santander Bank Polska

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Financing Provider of the Year, CEE
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 to all market participants caused by COVID-19 pandemic and we entered year 2022 with war on Ukraine - Santander Bank Polska 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 14 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.
Short description of the company, including which sectors you operate in CEE
We are the third largest bank in Poland in terms of assets value and the number of outlets, but the biggest privately owned. Since 2011, the Bank has been 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 over 155 million Clients in 10 major markets in the world. Within our Corporate Property Department we provide services for office, industrial, retail, residential, hotel and student housing tailored to the client’s needs. Santander has the largest property finance portfolios and the largest team of property financing professionals in the Polish market.
Portfolio of credit transactions in CEE region (betweeen October 2020 and June 2022)
OFFICE: Sky Tower (Investor: Adventum) | 54,000 | Co-lender Office portfolio (Investor: Irish individuals) | 42,900 sqm | Sole Lender West 4 (Investor: Solida Capital) | 15,600 sqm | Sole Lender GTC Francuska (Investor: GTC S.A.) | 23,200 sqm | Sole Lander GTC Pixel (Investor GTC S.A.) | 14,500 sqm | Sole Lender Globis Wrocław (Investor GTC S.A.) |15,400 sqm |Sole Lender Carpathia office (Investor: GD&K/Uniqa) | 4,500 | Sole Lender Office portfolio (Investor: OCTAVA FIZAN/Elliott) |63,000 | Sole lender WOLA PLAZA (Investor: Adgar) | 7,798 sqm New City (Investor: MNK Master One SARL) | 6,423 sqm Szyperska Office Center (Investor: Investika) | 19,025 sqm WAREHOUSE (all as a Sole Lender): MAN Portfolio (Investor: Investika) | 8,000 sqm Elbląg (Investor: Accolade/Panattoni) | 21,100 sqm Jelenia Góra (Investor: Accolade/Panattoni) | 25,300 sqm Rzepin Logistic Park (Investor: Oaktree/Hines) | 52,500 sqm Panattoni Park Wrocław XII (Phase II) (Investor: Panattoni/Marvipol) | 18,731 sqm Panattoni Park Gliwice (Investor: Bieniak) | 9,623 sqm Panattoni Park Silesia East VIII in Sosnowiec (Investor: Panattoni/DRFG) | 46,600 sqm Panattoni Park KNORR-BREMSE (Investor: Panattoni/Kajima Group) | 23,681 sqm 7R City Park Poznań (Investor: 7R) | 51,173 sqm 7R City Flex Warsaw Airport I (Investor: 7R/Krawczyk/MFC Real Estate/Czaja) |15,160 sqm 7R City Park Mysłowice (Investor: Peak Capital) | 51,5700 sqm 7R Park Lublin (Investor: Bieniak) | 113,700 sqm | Co-lender RESIDENTIAL (all as a Sole Lender): Latte (Investor: Unidevelopment) | 7,400 PUM Nad Jesieniem (Investor: Mermaid Capital) | 8,300 PUM Nowy Tarchomin (Investor: APM) | 6,800 PUM Cental House (Investor: Okam) | 23,700 PUM Fantazja (Investor: Cordia) | 9,800 PUM Prestovia House (Investor: Develia) |8,300 PUM Osiedle Sfera (Investor: KG Group) | 8,100 PUM Horizon/Starowiejska (Investor: J.W. Construction) | 32,300 PUM Noble Residence (Investor: UBM Group) | 5,300 PUM Osiedle Witaj (Investor: redNet) | 5,888 PUM
Value of transactions in the real estate market in CEE region (between October 2020 and June 2022, in EUR)
1.230.000.000
Value of credit and refinancing for shopping centres in CEE region (between October 2020 and June 2022, in EUR)
87.000.000
Value of credit and refinancing for offices in CEE region (between October 2020 and June 2022, in EUR)
385.000.000
Value of credit and refinancing for warehouses in CEE region (between October 2020 and June 2022, in EUR)
471.000.000
Company website
https://www.santander.pl/