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Slide 1

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 2

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 3

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 4

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 5

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 6

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 7

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 8

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 9

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 10

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 11

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 12

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 13

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 14

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 15

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 16

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 17

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
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Slide 18

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 19

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 20

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 21

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 22

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 23

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

10

Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

11

Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

12

Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
13

Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

14

Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

15

Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

16

Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

17

Capital Markets

18

CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

19

Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

20

Financing

21

Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

22

03.09.2013
09.09.2013
13.09.2013
19.09.2013
25.09.2013
01.10.2013
07.10.2013
11.10.2013
17.10.2013
23.10.2013
29.10.2013
04.11.2013
08.11.2013
14.11.2013
20.11.2013
26.11.2013
03.12.2013
10.12.2013
16.12.2013
20.12.2013
01.01.2014
07.01.2014
13.01.2014
17.01.2014
23.01.2014
29.01.2014
04.02.2014
10.02.2014
14.02.2014
20.02.2014
26.02.2014
04.03.2014
12.03.2014
18.03.2014
25.03.2014
31.03.2014
28.05.2014
04.06.2014
10.06.2014

Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

23

Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

This publication is the sole property of Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. and must not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, either in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. The information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources generally regarded to be reliable. However, no representation is made, or warranty given, in respect of the
accuracy of this information. We would like to be informed of any inaccuracies so that we may correct them. Jones Lang LaSalle does not accept any liability in negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage
suffered by any party resulting from reliance on this publication.

COPYRIGHT © JONES LANG LASALLE IP, INC. 2014


Slide 24

Romania Back in the Spotlight

General

2

Romania
• 2nd largest CEE country in terms of population, 3rd largest in terms of economy;
• Above average economic growth forecasts;
• Struggles with prejudices and legacy issues such as:
- Corruption (true, but improving and less than for example Greece and equal to Italy according to the
2013 Transparency International survey);
- Many property companies entered at the top of the market and got burned, things have moved on

since then and now one can enter at the bottom rather than at the peak of a market cycle;
- Poverty and underdevelopment (partially true in the remote countryside, but according to Eurostat,
GDP in the Bucharest – Ilfov metropolitan region is 111% of the EU average).
• No downside comes without an upside…..

3

Bucharest Office Market
Limited stock in absolute and relative terms, much of existing stock is furthermore of poor quality
5,000,000

3,000

4,500,000

3,500,000

2,000



3,000,000
2,500,000

1,500

m² / 1,000 capita

2,500

4,000,000

2,000,000
1,000

1,500,000
1,000,000

500

500,000
0

0
Bucharest

Budapest
Absolute stock (LHS)

Prague

Warsaw

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

4

Romanian Retail Market Opportunities
Romania still offers development opportunities in specific cities, retail sales per capita are the lowest in CEE,
but are expected to show strong growth, a disproportionate share of which will go to non-food items
10,000,000

300

9,000,000
250

8,000,000

200

6,000,000
5,000,000

150

4,000,000

m² / 1,00 capita



7,000,000

100

3,000,000
2,000,000

50

1,000,000
0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

5

Romanian Industrial Market Opportunities
Given the low wages in manufacturing, the recent improvements in infrastructure and the strategic location
Romania is ”the growth story” in CEE outside Poland
9,000,000

500

8,000,000

450



350

6,000,000

300

5,000,000

250
4,000,000

m² / 1,000 capita

400

7,000,000

200

3,000,000

150

2,000,000

100

1,000,000

50

0

0
Romania

Hungary
Absolute stock (LHS)

Czech Republic

Poland

Stock per 1,000 capita (RHS)

6

A Window of Opportunity has Opened up…

7

Bucharest Office Market
Steady drop in availability fuelled by high occupier demand, resulting in stabilized headline rents and a
narrowing gap between effective rents and headline rents in 2014
300,000

17

250,000

16

14



150,000
13
100,000

12

50,000

11

0

10
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

€ / m² / month

15

200,000

2015F

Net take-up (LHS)
Net additions (LHS)
Class A semi-central headline rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)
Class A semi-central net effective rent (€ / m² / month) (RHS)

8

Bucharest Retail Market
Net additions in Bucharest in 2014 at the lowest level since 2010, 2015-2016 to see a surge as several
large new schemes in so far undeveloped parts of the city will be completed. Vacancy rate is expected
to retreat nevertheless as retail sales growth has picked up
160,000

14.00%

12.00%

140,000

10.00%
120,000

8.00%
6.00%



100,000

4.00%

80,000

2.00%

60,000

0.00%
-2.00%

40,000

-4.00%
20,000

-6.00%

0

-8.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012
Vacancy rate (RHS)

2013

2014F

2015F

Retail sales evolution (RHS)

9

Bucharest Industrial Market
Virtually no new additions since the onset of the crisis, availability has peaked and is falling rapidly as
existing stock fills up and there is no speculative supply and also the number of BTS developments
remains very limited due to strict contractual requirements imposed by developers
160,000

18.00%

140,000

16.00%
14.00%

120,000

12.00%

100,000



10.00%
80,000
8.00%
60,000

6.00%

40,000

4.00%

20,000

2.00%

0

0.00%
2010

2011
Net additions (LHS)

2012

2013

Net take-up (LHS)

2014F

2015F

Vacancy rate (RHS)

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Bucharest Investment Market
Yields in Bucharest are very attractive, both from a historic perspective, as well as from a regional
perspective. While yields in Warsaw are almost at pre-crisis levels, those in Bucharest are still far north
from where they were in 2007
11.50%
10.50%

9.50%
8.50%
7.50%
6.50%

5.50%
2007

2008

2009

2010

Bucharest Prime Office Yields
Bucharest Prime Retail Yields
Bucharest Prime Industrial Yields

2011

2012

2013

2014F

Warsaw Prime Office Yields
Warsaw Prime Retail Yields
Warsaw Prime Industrial Yields

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Success Stories – Solid Demand Fundamentals

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Office Sector (1/2)
Key source of demand are the new ”factories” of Romania: Already over 20,000 people are working in the BPO
and SSC sector with annual average growth over the last 3 years being 20%. Good IT skills, cheap costs per
workstation, tax incentives and the coverage by the US military umbrella fuel rapid expansion
Iasi







Cluj-Napoca

HP

Genpact

Evalueserve

Office Depot

Bombardier Solution

Emerson

E.ON

Amazon
Continental Automotive
NESS
XL World
XEROX
Unicredit

Brasov

Indesa Bank

CGS

Siemens IT Solutions

IBM CDG

DCI Database

Wind Technologies

Timisoara

HP

S&T

Wipro

Oracle

Bosch

Siemens

Alcatel Lucent
Craiova

Callity

Telus

UCMS

Call Point

Bucharest

HP

IBM

Oracle

Deutsche Bank

Microsoft

WNS Global Solution








Allianz
CGS
Societe Generale
Genpact
Ericson
Huawei
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Office Sector (2/2)
Romania has the lowest cost per workstation in the EU. Low costs for qualified labor, good IT and power
infrastructure, best language skills and low real estate costs amongst others due to high density (limited m² per
workstation)
Romania
6-10 m²/p
NAM
16-23 m²/p

APAC
7-14 m²/p

EMEA
12-19 m²/p

LAT
9-16 m²/p

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Strong Presence of International Retailers in Romania
17 out of the Top 20 most active international retailers in Europe are present in Romania
Zara
H&M
The Body Shop
Benetton
Mango
Lush
Tommy Hilfiger
Timberland
Foot Locker
G-Star
Diesel
Massimo Dutti
Max Mara
Jack Jones
Gant
Geox
Claire's
Adidas
Starbucks
Louis Vuitton
Hugo Boss

Not present

Not present

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

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Industrial Sector
The automotive manufacturing sector is currently one of the main drivers of the Romanian economy. Romania
is the 9th largest car producer in the EU, ahead of Italy, and in 2013, has registered the highest growth rate in
EU - 22%. Romania has attracted Renault and Ford, but also many other automotive related manufacturers

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Industrial Sector
Concentration of market players in Romania is still very low from a CEE perspective, with the largest owner
having just under 12% market share (one project). As in most other CEE countries concentration levels are
already very high, in the Czech Republic for example, market leader CTP has a share of over 34%, Romania is
an unique opportunity for specialized investors to build a larger platform.

10.7%
6.1%

2.6%
5.4%

Europolis
Prologis
Alinso
Immofinanz
Others

75.2%

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Capital Markets

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CEE Investment Volumes (excl. Russia)
16,000
14,000

2006 was the first year with a
relevant transaction volume in
Romania, as institutional products
started to be delivered and the EU
accession of the country became
imminent

Transaction volumes registered in
Romania were third only behind
Poland and the Czech Republic

The transaction volumes in Romania
remained below € 350 million per year since
2009, while Poland and the Czech Republic
recovered much faster, resulting in a
decreasing market share for Romania in CEE

12,000

Million €

17.7%

10,000

9.3%

8,000
4.2%

1.6%

6,000

3.8%

17.3%

4,000

9%

3.6%

2.6%

2,000

6.9%

9%

0
2003

2004
Poland

2005

2006

Czech Republic

2007
Hungary

2008
Slovakia

2009

2010

Other CEE (excl. Russia)

2011

2012

2013

Romania

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Romania Investment Volumes
Record setting yield,
America House sold at
under 6%
Largest investment
volume recorded in
Romania

2,500

Thousands €

2,000

H1 2014 registered a volume
larger than any yearly volume
since 2008. FY expected to be
close to € 1BN

Volumes decreasing
due to the financial
breakdown

1,500

1,000
NEPI the most
active player
500

0
2004

2005

2006
Office

2007
Retail

2008

2009

2010

2011

Industrial

Mixed

Residential

Hotels

2012

2013

2014 H1

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Financing

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Romania Financing Availability
• 2006 / 2007 margins were below 100 bps, virtually no spread with the other countries in the CEE
(Poland, Czech Republic)

• 2009 / mid-2012 was a period in which banks were very reluctant to new financing in real estate, dealing
mainly with the management of the existing portfolio
• Financing market improved since the second half of 2012, with several new large transactions being
financed (AFI Group obtained € 13.4 million from UniCredit to finance the development of the first phase
of AFI Office and € 30 million from Raiffeisen for the new shopping mall in Ploiesti)
• During the last two years, banks’ sentiment towards real estate financing improved, in line with
macroeconomic indicators
Conditions
LTC / LTV
50-65%
DSCR
1.20-1.30
Maturity
5-10 years (with
balloon)
Full amortization
10-20 years
Interest risk
Depending on each
hedging
bank’s policy, loan
requirements
amount and
maturity

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Romanian CDS Rates Evolution

CDS (credit default swap) levels have a direct influence on the interest rate margins, which are still higher in
Romania than in Poland and Czech Republic (for example, for a 5-year non recourse loan one could expect a
margin between 400 bps – 550 bps)
250

200

150

100

50

0

Czech Republic
Poland
Romania

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Thank you!
Gijs Klomp
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets
+40 21 302 3400
[email protected]

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