Octava FIZAN has finalised the acquisition of 11 properties through the purchase of 30 entities owned by the BPH FIZ Sektora Nieruchomości in liquidation and BPH FIZ Sektora Nieruchomości 2 in liquidation. The new owner of the portfolio was represented by real estate advisor Savills. The parties did not reveal the value of the acquired assets.
Disposal of BPH Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamknięty Sektora Nieruchomości in liquidation and BPH Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamknięty Sektora Nieruchomości 2 in liquidation, managed by BPH Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych , is a key phase of funds’ liquidation process that started 29th of December, 2015.
The transaction was finalised after the fulfilment of various conditions precedent and after obtaining the approval from the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.
The property portfolio totalling 140,000 m² consists of 11 office and retail buildings, including Centrum Krakowska 61, Renaissance Tower, Eureka Park complex, Viking House, Rodan, Onyx office building in Cracow, Media Markt in Chorzów and Carrefour in Bolesławiec. After the transaction Octava FIZAN holds 19 commercial real estate assets totalling 210,000 m² of gross leasable area.
„It was a very complex process that required large commitment and close cooperation of both sides of the transaction. Important role was played by financial institutions: Aareal Bank, Alior Bank, BZ WBK and Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank” - says Piotr Rymaszewski, President of the Management Board, Octava Asset Management.
„Acquisition of the portfolio, diversified in respect of location and function, allows us to increase the scale of our investments and strengthen our position on the market” - adds Bogdan Kryca, Partner, Octava Asset Management.
„We are happy we had an opportunity to advise in such large and complex transaction. Octava FIZAN is steadily building its real estate portfolio and the new assets give it an opportunity for further development of the group” – says Marek Paczuski, Director in Investment Department at Savills Poland.
