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Santander Bank Polska S.A.

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Financing Provider of the Year, 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 144 million Clients in 10 major markets in the world. Santander Bank Polska offers wide range of banking products, including accounts, cards, loans, savings and investments, trade finance and treasury products, brokerage services, asset and investment fund management, leasing, factoring, and a full range of bancassurance products. Within our Corporate Property and Hotels Department we provide services for office, industrial, retail, residential, hotel, student housing always suited to the needs. Santander has the largest property finance portfolios and the largest team of property financing professionals in the Polish 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 and Hotels Department for Santander Bank Polska. Brendan has over 25 years of experience in financing Property projects including over 12 years in the Polish Property market. He successfully leads an experienced team of professionals, who provide excellent, flexible and fast 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.
Portfolio of credit transactions in CEE region (betweeen October 2018 and September 2019)
OFFICE: Varso (Investor: HB Reavis) | 140,000 sqm | Facility Agent Mennica Legacy Tower – (Investor: Golub Gethouse, Mennica Polska) | 64,000 sqm | Co-lender Ghelamco HUB (Investor: Ghelamco) | 117,000 sqm | Facility Agent Ghelamco Unit (Investor: Ghelamco) | 59,200 sqm | Facility Agent Globis Poznań (Investor: GTC) | 13,300 sqm | Sole Lender Project X (Investor: HB Reavis) | Office RCF | Sole Lender Bellona (Investor: Ghelamco) | 16,000 sqm | Sole Lender Olivia Star (Investor: Olivia Business Center) | 44,000 sqm | Sole Lender Silesia Business Center (Investor: ISOC) | 25,000 sqm | Sole Lender Argon (Investor: ISOC) | 38,000 sqm | Co-lender Poznań Financial Center (Investor: Adventum) | 18,000 sqm | Sole Lender West House (Investor: Irish individuals) | 10,000 sqm | Sole Lender Libra Business Center II (Investor: Polish individuals/PWN) | 8,500 sqm | Sole Lender Cross Point C (Investor: Polish individuals/Bridgemere) | 5,500 sqm | Sole Lender Diamentum (Investor: Benson Elliot) | 9,000 sqm | Sole Lender Multi-project financing (Investor: Echo) | Sole Lender Adgar portfolio (Investor: Adgar) |104,240 sqm | Sole Lender WAREHOUSE (all as Sole Lender): Szczecin Industrial Park (Investor: Accolade) | 228,000 sqm HE Zagłebie (Investor : Hillwood) | 43,000 sqm 7R Projekt 5 (Investor: Commercecon) | 8,400 sqm 7R Projekt 1 (Investor: 7R) | 22,700 sqm RESIDENTIAL (all as Sole Lender): Nowych Kosmonautów (Investor: Unidevelopment) | 17,000 PUM Inspire (Investor: Okam) | 6,000 PUM Legnicka 33 (Investor: Vantage Development) | 13,000 PUM Sowińskiego 78 (Investor: White Stone) | 11,000 PUM Multi-project financing (Investor: Robyg) Moduo Gardens (Investor: ECI) | 18,600 PUM Archicom Jagodno 16-18 (Investor: Archicom) | 11,200 PUM sPlace (Investor: Layetana/Ruscus) | 51,000 PUM Zielone Bemowo (Investor: Cordia)| 19,100 PUM STUDENT HOUSING: Łódź Rewolucji 1905 (Investor: Base Camp) | 623 beds | Co-lender LivinnX Kraków (Investor: Golub Gethouse/CA Ventures) Sole Lender | 710 beds
Value of transactions in the real estate market in CEE region (between October 2018 and September 2019, in EUR)
1 280 000 000
Value of credit and refinancing for shopping centres in CEE region (between October 2018 and September 2019, in EUR)
150 000
Value of credit and refinancing for offices in CEE region (between October 2018 and September 2019, in EUR)
630 000
Value of credit and refinancing for warehouses in CEE region (between October 2018 and September 2019, in EUR)
320 000
Please say why you should be considered for the award
In a currently very difficult 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. This may be also confirmed by great achievements this year including financing (bilaterally or as an agent) the biggest projects on the Polish real estate market. We have financed almost 670,000 sqm of office space and more than 300,000 sqm industrial space. We contributed to the creation of over 200,000 PUM of residential premises. We have also successfully entered into new student housing market providing financing for projects with over 1,300 beds becoming a leader in PBSA market in Poland. Among the biggest projects financed by our Bank during the last year were Olivia Star office complex - the tallest office building in northern Poland, most of the new skyscrapers in Warsaw like Varso by HB Reavis (as Facility Agent in the largest construction loan granted on Polish real estate market), HUB and Unit by Ghelamco or Mennica Legacy Tower by Golub Gethouse/Mennica Polska. Among big projects there are also Szczecin Industrial Park developed by Panattoni for Accolade on a 10 ha plot, two buildings of the Silesia Business Center complex for ISOC as well as Adgar office portfolio.
Company website
www.santander.pl