Real estate business in Poland and the Czech Republic – investment outlook and financing strategies

Breakfast briefing

re ckp(1)

Linklaters, Kinstellar and ULI teams hosted a breakfast event focused on real estate investment in Poland and the Czech Republic.

We brought together a panel of experts to examine ample opportunities that the Polish and Czech markets present.

The speakers included representatives of 7R SA, ARC Capital Markets, Avison Young, Bank Pekao, BHM Group, Colliers, INVESTIKA, REICO IS ČS and Skanska.

Venue

Kinstellar's Prague office
Palác Myslbek
Na Příkopě 19
110 00 Prague 1

Agenda

Commercial panel
9:15 – 10:00 a.m. CET

Topics

  • Comparing Czech and Polish real estate investment markets and the opportunity set
  • Business environment for real estate investments in Czechia and Poland
  • Key drivers behind Czech investor appetite for investment Poland?
Moderator

Adriana Andrzejewska
Counsel, Linklaters

Speakers

Tomáš Jandík 
Chief Investment Officer and Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors, 
REICO IS ČS

Adrian Karczewicz
Head of Divestments CEE, Skanska Commercial Development Europe

Jaroslav Kysela
Head of Portfolio Management, INVESTIKA

Omar Sattar
Head of Investment Services, Colliers

Christopher Zeuner 
Chief Investment Officer and Board Member,
7R SA

Coffee break
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. CET
Financial panel
10:15 – 11:00 a.m. CET

Topics

  • Depth of the lending market
  • Structuring of financing for projects
  • Current challenges and opportunities
Moderator

Radek Kucera
ULI Czech Republic Chair, Founder of Grafton Property Partners

Speakers

Łukasz Białecki
Head of Real Estate Financing, Bank Pekao

Jan Černý
Partner and Managing Director, BHM Group

Marta Domino
Partner, Linklaters

Václav Kment
Managing Associate, Kinstellar

Martin Kyhos
Managing Director Czech Republic and Slovakia, ARC Capital Markets

Ryan Wray
Principal, Avison Young

Networking
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. CET