Globalworth Real Estate Investment Limited, one of the leading real estate investment companies in Central and Eastern Europe, in partnership with BT Capital Partners, a company of the Banca Transilvania Financial Group, announces the second admission to trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) of the company’s corporate bonds (symbol GWI25), with a total value of EUR 550 million.

"Over time, Globalworth has successfully concluded a series of landmark transactions that have enabled us to become one of the leading investors in the office market in Romania and Poland. The listing of the company’s first bonds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange last year was a milestone for us and, at the same time, a record for the local market. Today we are announcing a new step in our development: the second admission to trading of the company’s corporate bonds. This is a continuation of our growth plans, through which we aim to become the largest office real estate company in the region, and it again confirms our commitment to continue investing in the local market and to offer the best product to our partners," said Dimitris Raptis, Deputy CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Globalworth.

The total value of the company’s corporate bonds is similar to 2017 (symbol GWI22), namely EUR 550 million, with the funds to be invested in new projects.

"Records are made to be broken or equalled. In this case, Globalworth has matched the record it set last year on the Bucharest Stock Exchange: over half a billion euros in corporate bonds. It is the best example for other companies to look more to the capital market as a source of financing," said Adrian Tanase, CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange.

"We are pleased to return for the second year in a row alongside our partners at Globalworth with another record bond listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. In this way, BT Capital Partners continues its commitment to increasing financial intermediation in Romania and to developing the Bucharest Stock Exchange," said Paul Prodan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BT Capital Partners.

Globalworth corporate bonds are traded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange in euro, with settlement carried out directly in euro. For the first time in Romania, starting last year, direct settlement in the single European currency was implemented at the Bucharest Stock Exchange, demonstrating the maturity and development of the local capital market. By implementing the settlement rules and practices used in mature European markets, the Central Depository and the BVB Group contribute significantly to increasing the market’s credibility and attractiveness for foreign investors.

The Globalworth corporate bonds have also been admitted to trading on the regulated market of the Irish Stock Exchange.

About BT Capital Partners

BT Capital Partners is the largest retail broker in Romania and part of the Banca Transilvania Financial Group. It is the exclusive member in Romania of Oaklins, the most experienced mergers and acquisitions advisor globally. It has advised on and intermediated over 50 public offerings, worth more than EUR 1 billion. BT Capital Partners was lead manager for the initial public offering (IPO) of DIGI shares, the largest public offering by a private company on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The company offers brokerage services, support for capital market listings and investor outreach, mergers and acquisitions advisory, arranging and structuring complex financings, market research and strategic advisory.

About Globalworth Real Estate Investments Ltd.

Globalworth is a real estate investment company operating in Central and Eastern Europe, listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The company has become the leading investor in the Romanian office market and laid the foundations of a significant investment platform in Poland through a 72% stake in Globalworth Poland, formerly Griffin Premium R.E .. N.V. (GPRE), an investor active on the Polish real estate market and listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Globalworth acquires, develops and directly manages office buildings and assets in the logistics/light industrial sector, in prime locations, generating income from leasing space to top companies worldwide. Managed by around 110 professionals in Romania and Poland, the company’s portfolio has a total value of EUR 1.9 billion, 90% of which comprises income-producing assets, predominantly in the office sector, leased to approximately 440 domestic and multinational companies from 28 countries and 37 industries. In Romania, Globalworth is present in Bucharest, Timisoara and Pitesti, and in Poland in Warsaw, Wroclaw, Lodz, Krakow, Gdansk and Katowice. More information is available at http://www.globalworth.com/.

About the Bucharest Stock Exchange

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) runs the most advanced and complex programme among European capital markets to raise the level of financial education. Aimed primarily at existing and prospective investors as well as entrepreneurs, BVB’s activities are intended to make a significant contribution to the development of financial literacy in Romania. The technical side has also been among BVB’s priorities, which developed the Arena XT trading portal, currently used by 13 intermediaries.