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Join us in Kyiv on December 5, 2024, for the RAU Awards 2024, the most prestigious ceremony honouring outstanding retail and retail real estate achievements. Highlights of the Event: 7 years of excellence in recognizing industry leaders. 27 categories with over 150 nominees. 36 distinguished experts and market professionals on the jury panel. This is your chance to connect with a vibrant community of industry innovators, celebrate success, and vote for your favourites. Who’s Attending? Top representatives from leading companies like Sinsay, LC Waikiki, Pandora, PUMA, VOVK, ANC, Dragon Capital, Novus, Kyivstar, Ukrnafta, WOG, Respublika Park, VARUS, COMFY, EVA, Silpo, ATB, and many others have already registered. Don’t miss the opportunity to network with the best in the business! Exclusive Benefits for RAU Summit 2024 Participants: Enjoy special rates on accommodation at our partner hotels. For more details, contact our client manager: Natalia Pidvyshenna Phone: 050 313 74 53 Email: n.pidvyshenna@rau.ua Secure Your Spot Now! Tickets are selling fast, and seats are limited! Join us to celebrate this year’s achievements and be part of this extraordinary event. Find more details about the awards and participation here: awards.rau.ua

🚀 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 50 𝐍𝐄𝐏𝐈 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬! It is the first day of MAPIC and we are thrilled to kick off with this major announcement. Chainels is partnering with NEPI Rockcastle, the largest listed retail real estate company in Central and Eastern Europe. Together, we’re rolling out our tenant experience platform to 50+ shopping centres across eight CEE countries. This partnership adds 2.3 million m² to our coverage, bringing our total to 37.5 million m², spanning 20 countries and 17 languages! In an interview with Mark Faithfull from MAPIC NEWS Sander Verseput, Founder & COO of Chainels elaborates on the news: “We are extremely proud to have NEPI Rockcastle choose Chainels as their preferred tenant experience platform after initial testing of the system in two existing NEPI Rockcastle assets in Poland had seen rates of tenant engagement of 98%.” The system would offer three main uses for NEPI: Gain operational efficiency Improve tenant relationships Understand how tenants are performing A Platform Built for 2024 and Beyond: Chainels integrates seamlessly into operators’ IT ecosystems, with tools like ERP, PMS, footfall tracking, and loyalty providers. A portfolio dashboard offers landlords real-time insights into asset performance, fostering collaboration with tenants to drive success. “We believe that with our tool you can be more successful in creating a successful shopping-centre environment. It allows you to get more insights and to collaborate better with tenants if they are not performing well. Landlords that really collaborate effectively with tenants make their shopping centres more vibrant”. We’re excited about this next chapter and the value we’ll deliver to NEPI Rockcastle’s portfolio, tenants, and visitors. #Innovation #TenantExperience #RetailRealEstate #Chainels

The Polish industrial and logistics market demonstrated resilience in the first three quarters of 2024. During this period, 2.1 million sqm of new warehouse space was delivered, expanding the sector’s total stock to nearly 34 million sqm (+9 percent Y/Y). Currently, 1.9 million sqm are under construction (-22 percent Y/Y), marking the second-lowest development activity since early 2018. Despite challenges, leasing activity remained stable at 3.8 million sqm, with a vacancy rate of 8.0 percent (+30 bps Y/Y) at the end of September 2024. AXI IMMO Group, Poland’s largest commercial real estate advisory firm, presents its latest report, “The Industrial Market in Poland, Q1-Q3 2024.” For more information please follow the link in the comments: #industrial #logistics #warehouse

7R SA, a developer of high-quality warehouses and EQT Exeter, a global real estate investment manager will jointly develop a two-building, 56,000 sqm logistics scheme strategically located along the D8 Motorway servicing Greater Prague. For more information please follow the link in the comments: #development #jointventure #investment

RAU Summit is the key event of the year for all retail and shopping mall players and a unique opportunity to see real cases, get practical insights and find new prospects for business development. The first speakers of the RAU Summit 2024 announced: - Tomas Fiala, CEO of Dragon Capital; - Mark Petkevych, CEO of Novus Ukraine LLC; - Yevhen Ivanitsa, Country Director of JYSK Ukraine; - Maksym Havryushyn, Head of the URTC and Chief Operating Officer of Budhouse Group; - Alla Teliga, co-founder of Galya Baluvana and Wesola Pani; - Valeriy Reshetnyak, CEO of robota.ua, and others. The main topic of RAU Summit 2024: INVESTING IN EFFICIENCY AND DEVELOPMENT What will be discussed:  📈 Industry development dynamics 2024: retail geography, sales volumes and changes in consumer demand.   💼 Promising vectors for investment: key areas for business expansion in the new environment.   ⚙️ Technologies and solutions: the latest tools and innovations that optimize business and attract customers.   🏢 Retail real estate market: new players, competition and secrets of keeping traffic in shopping centres.   🇺🇦 Ukrainian breakthrough: how local companies strengthen their positions in the domestic market and succeed abroad.   🌍 Conquerors of foreign markets: stories of Ukrainian companies that have gained international recognition. 🔗 Learn more about RAU Summit 2024: https://summit.rau.ua/

Monika Kulawińska has been appointed head of Retail at CBRE Poland. She will be responsible for the strategy and development of all business lines within the retail division. She has been with CBRE for 11 years and will combine her new role with her current position as Director of the Capital Markets team. For more information please follow the link in the comments: #retail #appoinment #business

Knight Frank continues to expand the breadth of its European management team with the strategic appointment of Charles Taylor as CEO of Knight Frank Poland. As CEO, Charles will spearhead the firm’s tactical growth initiatives for the Polish market, leveraging over 25 years of experience in Central Europe delivering significant transactions across all sectors and with his proven track record, leading the transformations of large-scale real estate consultancy businesses. For more information please follow the link in the comments: #growth #transactions #consultancy

CTP announced the successful signing of a 5-year €1.3 billion Revolving Credit Facility (“RCF”). The fully undrawn RCF serves as a backup facility, and replaces CTP’s previous €550 million RCF, following the growth of the company. For more information please follow the link in the comments: #development #credit #growth

Panattoni has been awarded a green loan from Berlin Hyp AG worth €74.34 million. The financing is for a logistics centre in Bydgoszcz developed for a leading e-commerce firm. The award of the green loan was conditional on the meticulous verification of the sustainability solutions applied. This is the first loan of its type to be issued by Berlin Hyp for a project in the logistics sector in Poland. For more information please follow the link in the comments: #greenloan #development #sustainability

Mitiska REIM has announced on behalf of the MEREP 3 fund the acquisition of Trefbox Venlo retail convenience centre from HighBrook Investors. Acquired in a joint venture partnership with Everglow Real Estate, Mitiska REIM plans to redevelop the centre into a modern and sustainable convenience retail hub for the city and wider catchment area. For more information please follow the link in the comments: #retail #investment #retailcentre