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Development financing in Slovakia has been challenging recently because of banks‘ high equity requirements and stringent pre-lease/pre-sale conditions, revealed panellists during a discussion at Bratislava Property Forum 2025 about property financing. On the good side, interest rates are expected to remain stable, with Slovakia's financing costs closer to Western Europe than Southern markets.

Torus has signed a €20 million facility agreement with PKO Bank Polski, Poland’s largest financial institution, securing financing for Punkt, its latest office investment in TriCity. DLA Piper facilitated the transaction, providing legal support.

Romanian developer Hexagon has secured a financing of over €18 million from Libra Internet Bank, for the development of a residential complex in Cluj.

Panattoni has secured €74.5 million in financing from PKO Bank Polski. The loan will support the development of Wrocław Campus 2 – one of the developer’s largest investments in Lower Silesia (southern Poland).

The CEE Student Housing Fund of 1 Asset Management has secured a project finance loan of over PLN 150 million from mBank S.A. The financing will support the transformation of 21,000 sqm within the A-class Lipowy Office Park, located in Warsaw’s Ochota district, into coliving spaces tailored for young professionals and students.

A new study by Empira Group highlights a significant refinancing gap in the European commercial real estate market, creating substantial opportunities for alternative lenders. 

GTC has announced financing extension for Galeria Jurajska shopping centre in Częstochowa (southern Poland). The amended credit agreement extends the loan maturity by 5 years, with a remaining balance of €100.65 million. The financing is provided by Erste Group Bank AG and Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG.

Mateusz Dereszyński, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance at Eversheds Sutherland Polska, talked to Property Forum about the availability of financing in Poland, the importance of ESG for banks and the investment forecasts for 2025.

Panattoni has secured €20.7 million in financing from Bank Milennium to develop a logistics hub for Auchan Polska. A fully robotic built-to-suit warehouse is to be constructed in Wilcza Góra near Warsaw.

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (pbb) has underwritten an investment facility, totalling €38 million to refinance a retail park portfolio called Vendo Park in Poland for Trei Real Estate.