Real Estate
Trust, commitment, and reliability are the values that guide our daily actions. We know how difficult and confusing legal matters can be. Based on our years of experience, we help our clients and partners handle all formalities and unforeseen circumstances.
For nearly a quarter of a century, Penteris has been advising on landmark projects on the Polish and CEE market. Offering a genuinely personal approach, we ensure easy and consistent access to senior attorneys throughout the entire investment process. Our clients are leading real estate owners, operators, developers, investors and financiers with whom we have built and continue to maintain long-term relationships.
Real Estate Attorneys in Poland
We believe that regular communication is the best way to demonstrate our active involvement. Our team is available for you at every stage of the transaction, ready to provide advice and explain all legal and administrative nuances of the real estate process. We have experience with various types of investments: hotels, student housing, residential housing, and even historical monuments and archaeological sites.
Our attorneys will personally participate in negotiations, prepare the necessary documents, advise on legal matters and take adequate measures to optimise the investment process. The Penteris team is always ready to get involved in both Polish and international projects, researching other markets and adapting to the constantly changing conditions in the industry. We never let ourselves be surprised, approaching each and every situation with a cool head, considering all possible options and always aiming for the best solution for our clients.
The Penteris team takes a uniquely sector-specific approach, offering specialised legal advice in all key professional areas. This goes hand in hand with experience in the full cycle of projects in all sub-segments of commercial real estate. In 2020, our team of lawyers was shortlisted by The Lawyer for Best European Real Estate Team of the Year 2020.
Legal advice in Poland and CEE
Do you see yourself investing in the real estate market in Poland or another Central Eastern European country? Get to know our focus areas and see what else our lawyers can do for you.
In 2020 we were shortlisted by The Lawyer for Best European Real Estate Team of the Year 2020.
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Focus areas
- Commercialisation of real estate
- Construction and space planning
- Financing of real estate
- Investments and transactions
- Commercial real estate
- Hotels
- Residential housing
- Student housing
Commercialisation of real estate
Penteris assists with commercialisation, tenant relocation, and contract management within the scope of office, retail, and warehouse projects.
Striving to increase the value of real estate portfolios, the team provides ongoing support with respect to existing lease agreements and advice on property management.
Construction and space planning
We prepare investments and handle zoning matters, environmental issues, building permits, and other sector-specific permits.
The team drafts and negotiates construction contracts, including FIDIC-based contracts, assists in dealing with utility providers, and provides comprehensive assistance spanning the entire construction process.
Penteris is also experienced in matters involving the preservation of historical monuments and archaeological sites.
Financing of real estate
With experience in acting for both lenders and borrowers, we offer a broader perspective, making financing projects happen. This includes real estate financing, project finance and acquisition finance. Furthermore, we have added further to our ranks, by bringing in more talented associates to help support the ever-growing pipeline of financing and refinancings.
Investments and transactions
We are well-placed to undertake legal due diligence of any size and assist in resolving identified issues, including potential reprivatisation and restitution claims.
The team is skilled in transaction structure optimisation, including optimisation of corporate, tax, and financial aspects of cross-border transactions.
We provide comprehensive assistance during transactions, e.g. by participating in negotiations and drafting the necessary documents.
The team’s experience, versatility, and size enables us to handle with equal care small, medium-sized, and highly complex and challenging transactions, including portfolio transactions. Such projects often involve banks, mezzanine finance providers, guarantors, and investment clubs.
Commercial real estate
It is our ambition and goal to ensure that clients view our advisory services as an asset to their business. At each stage of the process, we ensure that our clients’ interests are legally protected, while simultaneously adapting to changing market conditions and devising new strategies.
Hotels
The Penteris team has a wealth of market experience, which includes many years of cooperating with the largest developers in the industry.
Residential housing
Penteris has great experience in the residential housing market, typically working with investors and developers, with a host of prime investments realised in recent years.
Student housing
We advise investors and developers on student housing investments.
Penteris has a great long track record of advising various clients in Real Estate and Construction. I appreciate that partners I worked with were fully involved in advising, drafting and negotiations, hard working on the front-line.
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