Acquisition of Pangea Property Partners boosts EMEA presence, strengthens Nordic leadership and capital markets service offering

Investors continue to view the Central and Eastern Europe investment market as an attractive destination

Damian Harrington is Head of Research for Global Capital Markets and EMEA and delivers deep insights into global markets and new opportunities.

By H1-end, EMEA’s (12-month rolling) take-up expanded +44.8% (y/y). Further improvements in occupier sentiment were palpable in strong pre-letting performance and the number of larger deals transacted. Such performance is not universal however, with take-up remaining below the 5-year average for 47% of markets.

Despite a growing number of challenges that are developing, both in the CEE region and Globally, during the first half of 2022, CEE investment volumes were up 8.5% YoY at ca. €5.3 billion.

Economic challenges weigh on the European investment activity recorded in Q2 2022

In the coming quarters we can expect further significant development of this market segment and good demand overall for I&L in CEE-15