Partners & Patrons 2024

Partners 2024

Echo Investment is the largest Polish developer with extensive experience in the three main sectors of the real estate market: residential, retail and service as well as offices. As a company which is jointly responsible for the development of cities, they build large, city-forming projects ... that are in line with the city fibre and complement it. Their flagship project is Browary Warszawskie, situated in the heart of the fastest growing district of Warsaw.They run and prepare further city-forming projects in Warsaw, Kraków, Łódź and Wrocław. Since 1996 Echo Investment has been quoted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Since 2019, Lisala Sp. z o.o., owned by Hungarian Wing and Griffin Capital Partners is their main shareholder.
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AFI Europe owns, manages and develops significant real estate assets in Central and Eastern Europe, spanning commercial and residential projects and real estate. The portfolio of properties owned and managed by AFI Europe includes business parks and office ... complexes, shopping centres and retail properties, multi-family residential projects and mixed-use projects.  AFI Europe is wholly owned by AFI Properties Ltd – a leading commercial real estate company. AFI Properties was founded in 1971 and in 2004 it became a public company listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
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Archicom’s roots originally came from a Wrocław-based design studio more than 37 years ago, where the idea of caring for the human dimension of architecture, its coexistence with nature and the context of the place, was vivid from the very beginning. ... We understand our role as urban planner, engineer and visionary. We think in broad terms, taking full responsibility for creating city areas for future generations. In Wrocław, we have completed more than 220 buildings so far, including multi-phase estates such as Olimpia Port, as well as the revitalized Browary Wrocławskie project. Since 1 August 2023, as a result of an in-kind contribution of the residential segment from Echo Investment to Archicom, we have become a nationwide Polish developer also present in Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań and Kraków. We create friendly places to live healthily, reside, relax and enjoy leisure activities. We view cities as living fabrics that should adapt to modern users. We keep our goal unchanged – to provide residents with a new residential standard and strive to become the developer of first choice.
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Berlin Hyp AG is one of the largest German banks specializing in real estate. It offers individual financial solutions for professional investors, real estate funds, investment companies, housing associations and selected developers. In Germany, the company ... has over 150 years of experience  in professional real estate financing and close ties to the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, making Berlin Hyp one of the leading German real estate and Pfandbrief banks.
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CMS is one of the largest international law firms operating in Poland. Our team of over 200 lawyers supports clients operating in all sectors of the economy with legal and tax advisory services. We work for both international companies and Polish family businesses,... financial institutions and the public sector. Our teams in Warsaw and Poznań operate as part of an international network of over 70 CMS offices located in over 40 countries around the world, thanks to which our clients receive the support of international teams and the highest quality legal expertise regarding other markets in which they operate or intend to operate. In turn, sector specialization allows us to offer clients the support of lawyers who understand the challenges and specificity of conducting business activities in a given industry, with particular emphasis on regulated sectors.
The scale and prestige of the projects we implement translates into the law firm’s high position in the international Chambers and Partners rankings, The Legal 500 EMEA and IFLR1000 – all main CMS practices included in the rankings are classified as leading on the Polish market.

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We are a public company whose majority shareholder is Oradea City Hall. Our main activities are managing industrial parks and attracting investors. ADLO ensures the connection between private investors and educational institutions and we support foreign ... and local investors in the relationship with public institutions. Our team is also involved in activities to promote investment opportunities in the country and abroad, we support entrepreneurship and dual technical education.
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Skanska Commercial Development Unit is a leading office developer in the CEE and operates in four countries: Poland, Hungary, Romania, and the Czech Republic. We use knowledge & foresight to shape the way people live, work, and connect. ... Together with our customers, partners and the collective expertise of our teammates, we create future-focused and sustainable places and solutions that support healthy living beyond our lifetime.
Our office projects are certified in the LEED, WELL Core & Shell, and WELL Health-Safety Rating systems.
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Founded in the UK in 1855, Savills is one of the world’s leading property agents with 700 offices across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East offering a broad range of specialist advisory, management and transactional services.... Savills was established in Poland in 2004 and is one of the fastest-growing companies on the Polish commercial real estate market. The firm employs over 200 staff and serves clients throughout the country from offices in Warsaw, Kraków, Katowice, Wrocław, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Savills offers various services including Investment, Industrial Sevices Hub, Property & Asset Management, Office Agency, Corporate Finance & Valuation, Residential Capital Markets, Building & Project Consulting, ESG, Strategic Consulting and Research.
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Accolade is an investment company which provides first-class infrastructure for European business, most commonly for global brands from the e-commerce, manufacturing, and logistics sectors. We own 57 modern industrial parks in  the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, ... and Croatia, all of which are BREEAM and DGNB certified to guarantee a sustainable, environmentally-friendly approach. In the future, we plan to build a polygon for the development and certification of autonomous vehicles.
Since we were founded in 2011, we have built a portfolio of commercial property with a total area of nearly 3.3 million m², worth close to 3 billion EUR. Not only do we invest in the construction of new projects, but also into the revitalisation of brownfield sites, which now make up 33% of our portfolio. The total area of these renewed sites is more than 866,872 million m².

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Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 66 countries, our 18,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert real estate and investment advice to clients. For more than 28 years, our ... experienced leadership with significant inside ownership has delivered compound annual investment returns of approximately 20% for shareholders. With annual revenues of $4.5 billion and $98 billion of assets under management, Colliers maximizes the potential of property and real assets to accelerate the success of our clients, our investors and our people. Learn more at corporate.colliers.com, Twitter @Colliers or LinkedIn.
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BONARD is the global go-to address for rented residential asset classes. We provide data, develop strategies and assess opportunities to guide investment professionals with scientific precision.
Since we started operations in 2007, our mission ... has been to deliver reliable data and insight to back up the strategic decision-making of governments, investors, funds, developers and operators.
Student housing, co-living, serviced apartments, build-to-rent and senior living are no longer niche alternative asset classes. Through accurate, transparent and systematic mapping, we facilitate the investment opportunities that lie in these strongly resilient sectors.

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Patrons 2024

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) is the oldest and largest global network of professionals in every sector of real estate development and land use, from private enterprise to public service. ... It connects over 45,000+ members across 80 countries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
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We are the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a leading professional body working in the public interest to advance knowledge, uphold standards, and inspire current and future professionals. Our members ... help to create and protect built and natural environments that are sustainable, resilient and inclusive for all.
Our trusted data and insight guides decision makers and governments helping to shape public policy, deliver positive societal change and provide a foundation for confident markets. Our members influence the quality of lives, underpin societies and drive economies. Everything we do supports our current and future membership to uphold, advance and inspire professionalism for the benefit of society.
RICS has been present in the CEE region for more than 20 years. With several RICS accredited courses across the region, RICS boards in the four main markets and a membership of over 900 members, the region – and Poland in particular – continues to be a focus area of our activities.

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The association’s mission is to represent developers, investors and commercial real estate service providers in the economic, political and social environment. The association wants to influence ... the legislative actions that affect its members. By working with other organizations, we want to promote goodstandards of operation of the commercial real estate market by creating a platform for exchange, knowledge, contacts and business opportunities for our members.
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In crafting a unique urban festival during 4 days in Cannes, MIPIM influences and accelerates the transformation of the built environment.
MIPIM is a catalyst for concrete ... solutions, combining face-to-face discussions, thought leadership, development opportunities and global capital to drive change
We connect and inspire the international real estate community to create more sustainable, liveable and prosperous places for all.

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The mission and primary objective of the REIT Poland Association is to initiate and support, using the best of our knowledge and experience, all activities leading to the creation of the legal framework for entities operating in the ... REIT formula, as well as to popularize this type of solutions among Polish citizens and institutions. The REIT Association of Poland declares its commitment to undertake joint activities for the purpose of presenting and introducing into Polish legislation and economic practice solutions relating to the activities of joint investment entities in the real estate market of the REIT type, bearing in mind: the economic development of Poland the further dynamic increase in the importance and value of the public securities market the significant increase in the share of Polish capital in the ownership of commercial real estate, which is an important part of the Polish economy.
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PZFD is the largest organization committed to creating the best market standards of the real estate development industry, which for 20 years has represented the interests of development companies in Poland and ... the European Union. We take action to create good laws, improve investment conditions in the real estate market, professional development of employees of member companies and improve the image of the industry. PZFD unites 300 companies: developers building apartments, offices, hotels, service and commercial spaces, warehouses or PRSs, as well as cubic parking lots.
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The Polish Council of Shopping Centers (PRCH) is a not-for-profit association with over 200 members operating in the trade and service industry. It is a leading non-governmental organization that has been working for ... the development of the industry for over 20 years, supporting and representing members in the business, political and social environment to create modern places of trade, services, culture, and unique consumer experiences.
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Mariel & Haan Communications, a PR agency specializing in the real estate, construction, law, tourism, and leisure sectors, is a team of experienced professionals who help brands ... build a positive reputation and strong relationships both externally and internally. The agency offers a wide range of services, including market analysis, audience identification, content creation, press material distribution, event support, and media relations. This supports clients to establish and strengthen connections with customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders, as well as to build positive relationships with media, employees and business partners.
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