CEE GRI

The CEE GRI 2020 is postponed.

As soon as the Authorities give us the go-ahead we will schedule the new dates.

In the meantime we invite the leaders to join the digital version of
CEE GRI discussions taking place from 28 - 29 May.

Participation in this event is by invitation only. If you would like to join our members please submit your interest here.
All registered attendees are also invited to join ta series eMeeting discussions that GRI Club is running. Please see the full list here

Online Discussions

28/05/2020 | 11:00 - 12:00 | CEST (GMT+2)
Mapping the Pandemic Impacts on CEE
What will the market's recovery look like; distressed assets or business as usual?

GDP, Inflation, Unemployment & Rates - Global recession imminent; what are Central Banks doing?
Government's Action Plans & Legal Framework - Local VS regional measurements?
Financing & Liquidity - What can we expect from domestic and international lenders?
Buy & Sell Strategies - Wait & see or distressed opportunities in sight?
CEE Main Cities VS Core European Cities- Where do foreign investors stand?

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Adrian Karczewicz

Head of Divestments CEE

Skanska

Cedric Reimers

Principal

Benson Elliot Capital Manageme

Dobrin Staikov

CFO & Head of Capital Markets

Lion's Head

Lech Gilicinski

Partner- Head Restructuring/ insolvency

Wolf Theiss

Peter Szamely

Head of RE Finance CEE

HYPO NOE Landesbank

Piotr Bielski

Director of Economic Analysis Department

Santander Bank Polska

Robert Hetzner

VP of International Real Estate Finance

BayernLB

Tomasz Stasiak

Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate and Construction

Wolf Theiss

Wojciech Janczyk

Co-Owner

Oakbridge Capital Advisors

29/05/2020 | 11:00 - 12:00 | CEST (GMT+2)
CEE Real Estate & The New Normal
Adapting Space, Technologies, Cities & Capital Flows

Social Behavioural changes - Technological changes to physical assets to adapt to the current environment
The (continued) rise of e-commerce – Impact on retail, businesses and light industrial & logistics
Health, Lease Flexibility or Space Efficiency - What will be the key decision factors for tenants?
What will be key for investors? - Tenant covenant, lease duration or exposure to retail?
Phased recovery per asset class - Where are the potential opportunities in the market; short, medium & long-term?
Nationalization – Lasting decline in globalization and cross-border investment?

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Damian Harrington

Director, Head of EMEA Research

Colliers International

Luke Dawson

MD & Head of Capital Markets CEE

Colliers International

Michael Abel

Partner

TPG

Nebil Senman

Co-Owner & Managing Partner

Griffin Real Estate

Noah Steinberg

Chairman & CEO

WING

Patrick Zehetmayr

Managing Director

Erste Group Bank

Stanislav Kubacek

Managing Director

Currently Unaffiliated

Sylwia Pedzinska

Senior Partner | Innovation & Knowledge

Colliers International

Tomas Cifra

Investment Director CEE

Mitiska REIM

Adrian

Adrian Karczewicz

Head of Divestments CEESkanska

Poland

As Head of Divestments at Skanska’s commercial development unit in CEE, Adrian is responsible for sourcing buyers and conducting transaction processes in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. While working at Skanska, Adrian has divested over 40 office buildings totaling almost EUR 2 bn. He has also expanded Skanska’s clients portfolio by 15 new buyers. Moreover, Adrian was involved in the sales process of Skanska’s asset in London and Helsinki. Adrian started his professional career in 1997 at Gerald Eve International. He went on to work for Knight Frank and GE Capital Golub Real Estate. Prior to joining Skanska in 2013, he worked for Echo Investment as the director responsible for the company’s asset divestments.

Cedric

Cedric Reimers

PrincipalBenson Elliot Capital Manageme

Cedric, who has been in the real estate industry since 2007, joined Benson Elliot in 2010, where he focuses on Poland and the German market, and also covers Denmark, the Netherlands and the logistics market. Prior to joining Benson Elliot, Cedric worked at AEW Europe where he was involved in investing c. €500m across various asset classes and countries. Previously he worked in JP Morgan’s principal investments group. Cedric holds a German Diplom-Kaufmann from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and holds an MSc in Management and Finance from France’s EM Lyon. Cedric is a native German speaker and is fluent in French.

Dobrin

Dobrin Staikov

CFO & Head of Capital MarketsLion's Head

Bulgaria

Dobrin Staikov serves as CFO & Head of Capital Markets at Lion's Head. Prior to this he joined AG Capital’s executive team in July 2016 after over 12 years at EBRD in London. At EBRD he developed the bank's distressed asset & non-performing loan financing and investing practice and enhanced the private-equity type business in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Turkey and North Africa. He was also part of the Deutsche Bank (London) Emerging Markets Structuring team with focus on the CEE region. He has been a board member of equity investee companies across CEE and Turkey. He holds MBA from INSEAD and is chartered certified accountant in the UK (ACCA).

Lech

Lech Gilicinski

Partner- Head Restructuring/ insolvencyWolf Theiss

Poland

Partner and head of the Restructuring and Insolvency practice group of Wolf Theiss in Poland, acts as the CEE Coordinator for Restructuring, Insolvency and Distressed Investments. He brings to clients over 27 years of professional experience, focusing on operational and financial turnarounds, distressed asset sales and private equity. Lech was a legal adviser to the Minister of Justice and EBRD throughout the process of implementing the Polish Bankruptcy and Rehabilitation Law of 2003. He is also the World Bank’s country partner in Poland in the areas of insolvency and restructuring and served as the main consultant for the World Bank.

Peter

Peter Szamely

Head of RE Finance CEEHYPO NOE Landesbank

Austria

Having graduated in Budapest in 1988 Peter is an economist by background. He also holds an MPhil degree in Land Economy from Cambridge University and a joint MSc degree in Real Estate from the Budapest Technical University and the Nottingham Trent University. He started his career 30 years ago and gained tremendous experience in the field of property agency, development, valuation and investment & banking with local and international firms such as Price Waterhouse, Kuwait Petroleum, Jones Lang Wootton and Eurohypo. He is currently responsible for the CEE & SEE Region at HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederoesterreich und Wien Bank AG. Peter is an active member of RICS. He served in various positions both in local an European level.

Piotr

Piotr Bielski

Director of Economic Analysis DepartmentSantander Bank Polska

Robert

Robert Hetzner

VP of International Real Estate FinanceBayernLB

Germany

Robert Hetzner is Vice President at BayernLB and is responsible for international real estate clients. Besides serving international asset managers, funds and listed RE companies, his special focus is on the CEE region. Before joining BayernLB in 2019 he worked as Senior Portfolio Manager Real Estate at MEAG Munich ERGO Asset Management GmbH, where he was in charge of different international real estate funds and portfolios with an aggregated investment amount of more than EUR 5bn. All together he can look back on more than 13 years of real estate experience, including several month of work experience in London.

Tomasz

Tomasz Stasiak

Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate and ConstructionWolf Theiss

Poland

Tomasz is Managing Partner at Wolf Theiss in Poland. He has 20 years of experience on the Polish real estate market, acting for international investors and developers, and participating in a number of landmark transactions. He has been involved in all stages of property projects, from purchasing land, through commissioning contractors and consultants and arranging for funding and leasing, to the sale of completed projects. Prior to joining Wolf Theiss, Tomasz worked at other prominent international law firms in Warsaw and Kyiv. He is admitted to the Warsaw Bar of Legal Advisers. Tomasz’s specialisations are Construction & Infrastructure Projects, Corporate and Commercial & M&A, Real Estate and Retail.

Wojciech

Wojciech Janczyk

Co-OwnerOakbridge Capital Advisors

Poland

Damian

Damian Harrington

Director, Head of EMEA ResearchColliers International

Director and Head of EMEA Research for Colliers International, having previously been Director and Head of Eastern European Research with Colliers for 7 years. He has worked within the real estate profession across EMEA for over 16 years, living and working from bases in London, Dubai, Prague and more recently Helsinki. Damian spent the first 10 years of his working life in London, starting as a development/investment consultant for an independent research house. This was prior to joining CB Richard Ellis where he led emerging market research in MENA and CEE for 3 years before developing and managing his own independent consultancy based in the UK. Damian uses his experience and analytical skills to take a forward looking appr

Luke

Luke Dawson

MD & Head of Capital Markets CEEColliers International

Czech Republic

Luke has 15 years' experience in property acquisitions and dispositions, asset management, and leadership experience. His primarily focus is on business development, leading the regional Capital Markets efforts and attracting new investors to the region. He is also responsible for strategical management of the regional teams in Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia.

Michael

Michael Abel

PartnerTPG

Michael is a Partner at TPG, a leading global private investment firm with approx. $88 billion of assets under management. He has helped establish TPG Real Estate’s efforts in Europe and is a member of TPG Real Estate’s Investment Committee and TPG Europe’s Executive Committee. He serves on the Board of Directors of several portfolio companies, including A&O Hostels, Campo Properties and Campus Living. He serves as Chairman of Tempore Properties SOCIMI and serves as Chairman of Deutsche Office Properties. He is also a member of the Board at Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. He holds a Diplôme de Grande École and a Master of Science in Management from ESCP Europe, and speaks German, Spanish, English, Portuguese and French.

Nebil

Nebil Senman

Co-Owner & Managing PartnerGriffin Real Estate

Poland

Nebil Senman is Co-Owner and a Managing Partner of Griffin Real Estate, the largest and most active investment manager in private equity real estate in CEE with equity invested over EUR 2BN and AuM of over EUR 5BN. Previously, Nebil was heading for nine years Oaktree’s German and Polish real estate investments and operations, leading transactions an setting-up new platforms worth several billion Euro. Before joining Oaktree, Nebil spent eight years within the real estate advisory and corporate finance division at Ernst & Young Real Estate (previously Arthur Andersen) where he held different managerial positions.

Noah

Noah Steinberg

Chairman & CEOWING

Hungary

Wing’s Chairman & CEO, and shareholder. Has worked in CEE since 1990, and held the position of Wing’s Chairman & CEO since the company’s establishment in 1999. During this time he was tasked with the establishment of Wing, management of the company’s integrated investment and development activity, its office, retail, industrial, hotel and residential projects and services portfolio as well as its international expansion in Poland via its stake in ECHO Investment where he is Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Graduated from Princeton University (Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University – BA) and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna – MA). Speaks English, Hungarian, French, German and Spanish.

Patrick

Patrick Zehetmayr

Managing DirectorErste Group Bank

Austria

Mr. Patrick Zehetmayr is Head of Group Commercial Real Estate at Erste Group Bank AG. Prior to that, he was a Member of the Board at Immorent AG. He had experiences at Erste Group Bank AG as Head of Relationship Management for the Group Larges Corporates Business, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Treasury and as a Trader for Fixed Income Derivatives. He speaks English and German.

Stanislav

Stanislav Kubacek

Managing DirectorCurrently Unaffiliated

Czech Republic

Sourcing and execution of residential investments in Europe. Formerly responsible for real estate investments at BXR Partners in Prague and in London. Prior to this, he was an investment banker in the Goldman Sachs’ European real estate team in London. Stan holds a master’s degree in Finance and Business Strategy from Sciences Po University in Paris.

Sylwia

Sylwia Pedzinska

Senior Partner | Innovation & KnowledgeColliers International

Poland

Tomas

Tomas Cifra

Investment Director CEEMitiska REIM

Belgium

Tomas is since 2017 responsible for investment management at Mitiska REIM in Central & Eastern Europe focusing on value-add investments/divestments and portfolio management. Previously he spent 10 years in investment banking at KBC Securities and has built an extensive track record in M&A and Equite Capital Markets in Belgium and Central & Eastern Europe.

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http://www.colliers.com/en-pl/poland

+48 22 331 78 00

Warsaw | Poland

Colliers International is an industry leading global real estate company with more than 16,000 skilled professionals operating in 66 countries, providing full range of services to real estate occupiers, developers and investors on local, national and international basis. Services include brokerage sales and leasing (landlord and tenant representation), real estate management, valuation, consulting, project management, workplace solutions, project marketing and research. We provide our services across the following core sectors and across many other specialised property including, offices, retail, hotel, industrial and logistics. With our office in Prague, our clients all around the Czech Republic benefit from the experience and expertise of our specialists. Even in the Czech Republic we are defined by our spirit of enterprise - we take initiative, think creatively, and collaborate to exceed the expectations of our clients.

http://www.wolftheiss.com/

+48 22 378 8900/ 48 22 378847

Warsaw | Poland

Wolf Theiss is one of the leading law firms in CEE and SEE. We have built our reputation on a combination of unrivalled local knowledge and strong international capability. We opened our first office in Vienna 60 years ago. Our team now brings together over 340 lawyers from a diverse range of backgrounds, working in offices in 13 countries throughout the CEE and SEE region. Over 80% of our work involves cross-border representation of international clients, and we offer full range of services.

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https://bbj.hu/site/

The Budapest Business Journal is Hungary’s leading business biweekly, providing business people with all the essential information about Hungarian business life – news and analyses – necessary for competitiveness and development. The BBJ is Hungary’s only two-weekly publication to concentrate strictly on business with a progressive, independent and objective focus. Its readers are mostly managers of large- and medium-size Hungarian and multinational companies, as well as diplomats and foreign business people visiting Hungary.

http://www.ceeqa.com/

http://www.europaproperty.com

http://www.europe-re.com

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CEE Advisory Board

Christo Iliev

Founder & CEO

Lion's Head

https://www.lhinv.eu

+35 9 2445-0005

Sofia | Bulgaria

Lion's Head is premier investor and asset manager in commercial real estate across CEE.

Christopher Zeuner

Head of Europe

Amstar

http://www.amstar.com/

+1 303 534 6322

Westport | CO | USA

Amstar is a Denver-based real estate private equity investor and has over EUR 1.7 billion globally with a €500 million portfolio in Europe.

Doron Klein

CEO

AFI Europe

http://www.afi-europe.eu/

+420-255-743-111

Prague | Czech Republic

AFI Europe is a leading real estate development and investment company operating in CEE and focusing on the development of large-scale commercial and residential projects

Edgar Rosenmayr

CEO

Kulczyk Silverstein Properties

http://www.ksprop.com

+48 22 522 33 55

Warsaw | Poland

Real estate investment, development and management firm - office and mixed-use properties - Poland – EUR 100-150 million

Gal Peleg

CEO

Golden Star Group

http://golden-star-properties.com/

+31 208 905 489

Amsterdam | Netherlands

Golden Star Group is an international investment group active in real estate investments, dominantly specializing in commercial real estate properties, developments and luxury life style and hospitality concepts.

Michael Abel

Partner

TPG

https://tpg.com/

+44 20 7544 6500

London | UK

TPG's real estate teams invest in and provide financing for a diverse set of real estate assets, platforms, and property-rich companies. Our investments span a wide range of property types and geographies in the U.S. and Europe.

Nebil Senman

Co-Owner & Managing Partner

Griffin Real Estate

http://www.griffin-re.com/

+48 22 212 19 40

Warsaw | Poland

Griffin Real Estate is a leading, dynamically developing investor operating on the commercial real estate market in Central and Eastern Europe with AuM over EUR 5BN.

Noah Steinberg

Chairman & CEO

WING

http://www.wing.hu

+36 1 451 4740

Budapest | Hungary

WING is the leading property development and investment company in the Hungarian real estate market, and one of the largest privately-owned Hungarian real estate developers.

Patrick Zehetmayr

Managing Director

Erste Group Bank

https://www.erstegroup.com/en/home

+43 (0)5 0100-27459

Vienna | Austria

One of the leading financial services provider in the Eastern Part of the EU and is among the Top3 Banks in its core markets. As per Year-End 2018 Erste Group had 16,2mio. customers, 47.400 employees and total assets of €237bn. with a CET1 Ratio of 13,5%

Robert Martin

Partner, Head of Investments

Europa Capital

http://www.europacapital.com

+44 20 7881 6800

London | UK

Troy Javaher

Head of Europe/UK

Lincoln Property Company

http://www.lpc.com/

+1 214.740.3300

Dallas | TX | USA

Lincoln Property Company (LPC) was founded in 1965 and currently has over 6,800 employees. It operates in more than 200 cities in 32 states in the United States and has previously managed operations in 12 countries throughout Europe. Historically, LPC has developed more than 12.1 million square meters of commercial projects and 209,000 multi-family units at a total cost of over $30 billion, acquired more than $15 billion of assets since 1988, and currently manages commercial assets valued at more than $60 billion."

Yannis Delikanakis

Founding Partner

Bluehouse Capital

http://www.bluehousecapital.com/

+30 210 362 8900

Limassol | Cyprus

Bluehouse is a private equity real estate platform operating in CEE/ SEE since 2004

Christo

Christo Iliev

Founder & CEOLion's Head

Romania

Christo Iliev is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in real estate. He is a co-founder of Lion's Head Investments, a regional commercial property investor and asset manager. Christo is also the founder of AG Capital – the largest Bulgarian group of companies with real estate investment, development and asset management capabilities.He is an alumni of Harvard Business School and holds a PhD degree in Real Estate Investments. He is also RICS and YPO member.

Christopher

Christopher Zeuner

Head of EuropeAmstar

Czech Republic

As Head of Europe, Chris is responsible for managing and expanding the company’s international platform. He joined Amstar in 2017 and has over 19 years’ experience of investing in and managing commercial RE. Previously, he was head of LaSalle Investment Management’s Central European business, where he executed upon all of LaSalle’s €350 million of transactions in central Europe since 2012. In addition, he was also Head of Acquisitions at LaSalle for Northern, Central and Southern Europe. Prior to LaSalle, he was Managing Director at JER Partners. Before JER,he was head of CEE acquisitions and business development at GE Real Estate, where he established their Warsaw office and closed over €1.4 billion of transactions.

Doron

Doron Klein

CEOAFI Europe

Romania

Mr. Doron Klein is in charge of AFI Europe in Romania and the Czech republic. AFI Europe is a development company focusing on development and management of large scale office, retail and residential projects. Mr. Klein was born in Israel, where he obtained bachelor´s degree in finance from Haifa University and graduated from University of New York in Prague, Czech Republic, where he obtained MBA degree. He has been working in the real estate sector since 2005 and has been at AFI Europe company since 2008. He speaks Hebrew, English and Czech.

Edgar

Edgar Rosenmayr

CEOKulczyk Silverstein Properties

Poland

Edgar joined Kulczyk Silverstein Properties in September 2010. Previously, Board Member of Immoeast AG and EBRD Director. He held Investment Committee positions in numerous Investment and Advisory Committees of real estate and private equity funds e.g. Europolis Invest and Polonia Property Fund as well as Board seats with renown real estate companies including TriGranit, IRIDE, European Property Group or St. Petersburg Property Development Company. Edgar holds a PhD in Mathematics and a Doctor’s Degree in Technical Sciences, from the Technical University in Vienna. He is licensed as Chartered Management Consultant and holds a degree of Academic Management Consultant. He is also a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, MRICS.

Gal

Gal Peleg

CEOGolden Star Group

Netherlands

Gal has broad international business experience of 20 years in real estate investments and developments. Managing large scale real estate companies including high level of business development throughout various countries in Europe and CEE including extensive track record of real estate developments, investments and strategy formation.

Michael

Michael Abel

PartnerTPG

Nebil

Nebil Senman

Co-Owner & Managing PartnerGriffin Real Estate

Poland

Noah

Noah Steinberg

Chairman & CEOWING

Hungary

Patrick

Patrick Zehetmayr

Managing DirectorErste Group Bank

Austria

Robert

Robert Martin

Partner, Head of InvestmentsEuropa Capital

Robert is a Founding Partner of Europa Capital and is Head of Central Europe. He is responsible for investment origination, acquisition, and asset management across the Region and is a member of the Investment Committee for all Europa’s funds. Before starting Europa in 1998, Robert worked at St Quintin and Herring Baker Harris in London. He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has a BSc in Land Management from Reading University and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA).

Troy

Troy Javaher

Head of Europe/UKLincoln Property Company

Mr. Troy Javaher is currently Managing Director of UK/European operations for Lincoln Property Company (LPC). Lincoln Property Company was founded in Dallas in 1965 and has developed more than 14 million square meters of commercial projects and 220,000 multifamily units at a total cost of over $30 billion. Troy has a Master's degree in Real Estate from Columbia University in New York.

Yannis

Yannis Delikanakis

Founding PartnerBluehouse Capital

Greece

Founding Partner. Bluehouse Capital is a private equity investment management firm with a focus on the property markets of Central and Southeastern Europe, operating through its local offices in the region. Prior to this, Mr. Delikanakis served for five years as the General Manager of real estate for the Technical Olympic Group and as Executive Vice President and Executive Vice Chairman of the NYSE-listed homebuilder Technical Olympic USA, Inc. Mr. Delikanakis is a graduate of the Advanced Management Development Program in RE from Harvard University and holds a M.Sc. in Project Management from the University of Texas at Austin and a Diploma of Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. RICS member.

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