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Investment Agency Team of the Year, Poland
Operating in Poland since 1991, Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm that helps clients transform the way people work, shop, and live. Our 43,000 employees in more than 60 countries help investors optimize the value of their real estate by combining our global perspective and deep local knowledge with an impressive platform of real estate solutions. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest commercial real estate services firms with revenue of $5 billion across core services of agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facility services (C&W Services), global occupier services, investment & asset management (DTZ Investors), project & development services, tenant representation, and valuation & advisory.
Name of company
Cushman & Wakefield
Department Department head/team leader
James Chapman, International Partner
The biggest transactions between October 2015 and September 2016
Advisory services to Union Investment in the acquisition of Riviera - the largest single-asset deal recorded in Poland in 2015. Sale of Gdański Business Center - 2 office buildings, totalling 48,000 sq m, situated in City Center of Warsaw. One of the largest transactions of the year in Poland and also in Central and Eastern Europe amounting to €186 million. - HB Reavis, Gdański Business Center – EUR 186M - UBS, Nova Praga - Nacarat, Dubois 41 - Rockspring, Ferio Konin - Tristan Capital Partners, Jantar – EUR 92M, - Torus, Alchemia Phase II – EUR 60.6M, - Kellogg's, land acquisition, - Warburg-HIH, Prime Corporate Center – EUR 90M, - Centerscape, Biedronka portfolio, - Focus Estate Fund, Galeria Sandomierz, - Intel, Allcon Park.
Value of the transactions between October 2015 and September 2016
EUR 600 million transacted in 2016 in Poland alone. Further EUR 3.3 billion of assets secured for sale in 2016!
The year on year results of the department with regard to the number and the value of finalised transactions (in EUR)
EUR 600 million transacted in 2016 in Poland alone. Further EUR 3.3 billion of assets secured for sale in 2016!
The biggest and the most profitable transactions between October 2015 and September 2016 divided into sectors
Office - EUR 400,000,000; Retail - EUR 173,200,000
Please say why your team should be considered for the award
The C&W investment team has captured a dominant market position in Poland within just 18 months. Transactions recently managed by C&W are in excess of €4bn (including sale instructions for 2016), incl. some of the largest transactions in the region. Our CEE capital markets team consists of experienced professionals from legacy C&W and DTZ that cover office, retail, industrial and hotel investment advisory services across the entire region. The C&W capital markets team operates an advisory model, fully integrated with our EMEA platform well as well our leasing, valuation and property management service lines, ensuring a 360-degree advisory offer to our clients.
Company website
http://www.cushmanwakefield.pl/