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 last year 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 S.A.
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 S. A. 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 over 164 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 July 2022 and June 2023)
Examples of deals split into PROJECT (INVESTOR, DEVELOPER) | SIZE | SANTANDER ROLE
OFFICE:
Varso Place (HB Reavis) | 143k sqm | Agent/Co-lender
Forest (HB Reavis) | 79k sqm | Agent/Co-lender
Unit (Ghelamco) | 60k sqm | Agent/Co-lender
Wola Retro (Adventum) | 26k sqm | Sole lender
My Place II (Trigea) | 18k sqm | Sole Lender
Office portfolios (Octava) | 47k sqm | Sole Lender
Atlas Tower (Atlas) | 39k sqm | Sole Lender
Renaissance Tower (Adgar) | 18k sqm | Sole Lender
LOGISTICS (all as a Sole Lender):
Park Szczecin (Accolade/Panattoni) | 41k sqm
Park Jelenia Góra (Accolade/Panattoni) | 25k sqm
DL Invest Park Psary (DL Invest) | 123k sqm
MLP Łódź II (MLP) | 51k sqm
PHN Parzniew (PHN) | 54k sqm
Panattoni Park Poznań East II (SGI/Panattoni) | 27k sqm
7R Park Poznań West (7R) | 56k sqm
APS/Gniezno (Reico) | 24k sqm
Panattoni Park Łódź North Zgierz (NewPort) | 36k sqm
ABB/Bielsko Biała (LCN) | 38k sqm
Warsaw Airport (Lemontree) |27k sqm
Panattoni Park Poznań XIII (DRFG/Panattoni) | 36k sqm
Value of transactions in the real estate market in CEE region, between July 2022 and June 2023
1931000000
Value of credit and refinancing for shopping centres in CEE region (between July 2022 and June 2023, in EUR)
392000000
Value of credit and refinancing for offices in CEE region (between July 2022 and June 2023)
1034000000
Value of credit and refinancing for warehouses in CEE region (between July 2022 and June 2023)
306000000
Value of credit and refinancing for PRS sector in CEE region (between July 2022 and June 2023)
