Team leader
Agata Sekuła (Head of Retail Investment CEE) and Tomasz Puch (Head of Office and Industrial Investment)
Team leader profile
Since 2013 JLL Poland investment team of 16 has been jointly led by Agata Sekuła and Tomasz Puch, one of the most recognized real estate professionals in CEE. With a laser focus on expanding client business, quality, professionalism and ethics the team has excelled in the market defining deals of both single assets and real estate platforms. JLL has been involved in the largest ever deals in Poland/CEE, including the disposal of a 75% stake in EPP's €1.2 billion platform in 2016.
The biggest transactions between October 2016 and September 2017
Gdański Business Center A&B (ca. €186 million, Warsaw, sell side advisory to HB Reavis), Prosta Office Center & Trinity Park II (Warsaw, buy side advisory to Cromwell/Goldman Sachs), Galeria Słoneczna (ca. €164 million, Radom, sell side advisory to White Star Real Estate and Legend Eastern Europe Limited Partnership), Focus Mall (ca. €160 million, Zielona Góra & Piotrków Trybunalski, sell side advisory to Aviva Investors), Hillwood Industrial Portfolio (ca. €153 million, Gdańsk, Bielsko-Biała, Ożarów, Wrocław, buy side advisory to CBRE Global Investors), Galeria Warmińska (ca. €150 m, Olsztyn, sell side advisory to Galeria Warmińska Sp. z o.o. sp. k.), Quadro portfolio (ca. €142 million, Twierdza Kłodzko, Twierdza Zamość, Wzorcownia Włocławek, sell side advisory to Blackstone), IKEA retail parks (Targówek, Janki, Rawa, Franowo, buy side advisory to Pradera), Warsaw Spire B (ca. €100 million, Warsaw, sell side advisory to Ghelamco), Atrium 2 (ca. €90 million, Warsaw, sell side advisory to Skanska).
Total value of the transactions between October 2016 and September 2017
The volume of investment transactions concluded with JLL strategic advisory was an impressive €2 billion between Q4 2016 – Q3 2017.
The year on year results of the department with regard to the number and the value of finalised transactions (in EUR)
The volume of investment transactions concluded with JLL strategic advisory amounted to an impressive €2 billion between Q4 2016 – Q3 2017.
The biggest transactions between October 2016 and September 2017 in retail sector
Galeria Słoneczna (ca. €164 million, Radom, sell side advisory to White Star Real Estate and Legend Eastern Europe Limited Partnership), Focus Mall (ca. €160 million, Zielona Góra & Piotrków Trybunalski, sell side advisory to Aviva Investors), Galeria Warmińska (ca. €150 m, Olsztyn, sell side advisory to Galeria Warmińska Sp. z o.o. sp. k.), Quadro portfolio (ca. €142 million, Twierdza Kłodzko, Twierdza Zamość, Wzorcownia Włocławek, sell side advisory to Blackstone), IKEA retail parks (Targówek, Janki, Rawa, Franowo, buy side advisory to Pradera), Nova Park (€88.5 million, Gorzów Wielkopolski, sell side advisory to Futureal). JLL Investment team transacted retail properties totalling €1.17 billion between Q4 2016 and Q3 2017.
The biggest transactions between October 2016 and September 2017 in office sector
Gdański Business Center A&B (ca. €186 million, Warsaw, sell side advisory to HB Reavis), Prosta Office Center & Trinity Park II (Warsaw, buy side advisory to Cromwell/Goldman Sachs), Warsaw Spire B (ca. €100 million, Warsaw, sell side advisory to Ghelamco), Atrium 2 (ca. €90 million, Warsaw, sell side advisory to Skanska), Green Day (ca. €49m, Wrocław, sell side advisory to GLL), BPH Portfolio (sell side advisory to BPH TFI). JLL Investment team transacted office properties totalling €645 million between Q4 2016 and Q3 2017.
The biggest transactions between October 2016 and September 2017 in warehouse sector
Hillwood Industrial Portfolio (ca €153 million, Gdańsk, Bielsko-Biała, Ożarów, Wrocław, buy side advisory to CBRE Global Investors).
Other biggest transactions between October 2016 and September 2017
The land investment transactions are conducted by the separated Land Advisory team. The largest deals concluded by this team include plots on Cybernetyki in Warsaw (34 million PLN), Browar Piastowski in Wrocław (30 million PLN), Pankiewicza in Warsaw (23.3 million PLN) or Holybrook portfolio (20 million PLN), to name but a few. Currently, the team is working on Soho land transaction in Warsaw (Mińska 25, over 70,000 sqm of residential use area, confidential price).
Please say why your team should be considered for the award
Why JLL? The investment advisor of choice in both Poland and the CEE region. Maintains its leading position for a number of years with 63% agent market share in 2017 in retail and over 53% in office segment. Unparalleled professionalism and a laser focus on ethics account for long-term cooperation with clients based on mutual trust. Combines in-depth experience and knowledge of investment players, markets and trends giving clients an unparalleled insight. Excellent performance of €2 billion transacted in the last 12 months. Involved in the largest and most prestigious transactions in market history. Leads the way in market defining deals of real estate portfolios and platforms. Excels both across prime and opportunistic products with specific strengths in sell side advisory. Consistently keeps up the pace and quality with €4.8 billion of ongoing investment transactions at various stages of advancement.
