In order to expand its investment portfolio and realise its growth plans, WING Zrt. will raise HUF 54.7 billion in funds through the Bonds for Growth Scheme of the Central Bank of Hungary. The term of the bonds subscribed by the Central Bank and other institutional investors is 10 years, with a yield of 3.56 percent. The success of the bond issuance reflects the market’s categorically positive assessment of WING’s professionalism, stability, reliability and market strength.

Following another successful round of stock purchases, WING - through Lisala - has acquired an additional 10 percent stake in ECHO Investment, Poland’s largest property development company. The transaction increases Lisala’s ownership share in the company from 56 percent to almost 66 percent, and further boosts Hungarian-owned WING’S presence in the region.

The leading Hungarian property company WING is now a majority owner of Poland’s largest real estate developer, making WING a dominant player in the entire region.

An interview with Norbert Schőmer, Wing’s deputy CEO responsible for office development.

Telekom Headquarters, developed by WING, was awarded the “Best Office Building” title at the prestigious 21st Hungarian Property Development Award of Excellence competition by a jury of Hungarian and international professionals. The competition is designed to recognise outstanding, world class developments, and the winners can represent their countries at the international FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence competition.

The Hungarian firm is slated to become a majority stakeholder of Poland’s leading property development company, and thus a significant player in the region.

The foundation stone of the future headquarters of evosoft Hungary Kft., one of the largest software houses in Hungary belonging to the Siemens Group, has been laid with all due ceremony, with the participation of Ádám Szigeti, Deputy Secretary of State for Innovation, Roland Busch, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Siemens AG, and Noah Steinberg, Chairman and CEO of WING Zrt., the developer of the building. The ceremony held on 25 March was also attended by István Petényi, Managing Director of evosoft Hungary Kft. and Dale A. Martin, CEO of Siemens Zrt. The modern building in Buda is expected to open its gates in early 2021.

Hungary’s property market leader, WING, has purchased the Liget Center Office Building located next the City Park (Városliget) in Budapest. The property consists of a 7,000 sqm office building and a nearly 3,800 sqm auditorium. WING intends to upgrade the building’s services, implementing value-added features and finding a new function for its auditorium, which is currently vacant.

WING, Hungary’s leading property company, has become the full owner of the country’s number one property management company STRABAG Property and Facility Services Zrt. by indirectly acquiring an additional 51% share in the company. Following the change, the company will continue to operate under the name NEO Property Services Zrt. as of 29 April 2019. The acquisition was approved by the National Competition Authority. WING is committed to further strengthening NEO Property Services Zrt. as a leader in property-related services segment.

The foundation stone of the future headquarters of evosoft Hungary Kft., one of the largest software houses in Hungary belonging to the Siemens Group, has been laid with all due ceremony, with the participation of Ádám Szigeti, Deputy Secretary of State for Innovation, Roland Busch, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Siemens AG, and Noah Steinberg, Chairman and CEO of WING Zrt., the developer of the building. The ceremony held on 25 March was also attended by István Petényi, Managing Director of evosoft Hungary Kft. and Dale A. Martin, CEO of Siemens Zrt. The modern building in Buda is expected to open its gates in early 2021.

WING, Hungary’s leading, privately owned real estate developer and investor, has further increased its footprint on the South Buda office market with the acquisition of Infopark’s B, C and I office buildings, along with adjacent parking garages B and D, the seller was Infopark Bt.

As a follow-up to its highly successful Kassák Residence project, WING is developing a new residential project offering smart solutions at a desirable location in District 13, Budapest under LIVING, its umbrella brand specialising in residential properties. Responding to 21st century needs, the development will feature services such as a playroom, a community library, a living room and onsite delivery point. Currently under construction, the apartment building will be only a block away from Béke Square, making it easily accessible by both car and public transport. The project will include 105 apartments built in one phase.

WING Zrt has begun preparations for the construction of another major office building in one of Budapest’s most dynamically developing districts, right next door to the recently inaugurated Telekom headquarters. With a total floor space of 40 thousand square meters, the Liberty Office Building will offer premium office and retail spaces to prospective clients. A distinctive feature and main appeal of the people-oriented building, constructed to BREEAM ‘Very Good’ certification requirements, is a plant-filled, two-storey high rooftop greenhouse spanning the wing along the körút boulevard , and a skybar with a panoramic view to the Buda mountains.

Developer WING tailored Hungary’s largest cutting-edge corporate headquarters building to Magyar Telekom’s needs. Hungary’s largest office space in a single building has been completed for Telekom and T-Systems. The headquarters building, developed and leased out by WING as a nearly 100,000 square metre property, provides nine floors of space for more than 4,000 workers. The new landmark office building is being leased long-term by Telekom Group from a WING subsidiary. A daily average of nearly 1,000 builders and 150 suppliers or subcontractors worked to complete the vast project over the course of 28 months. Telekom and T-Systems has started the furnishing works and the installation of IT equipment, and moving in is due to commence shortly. 25 September 2018

Hungary’s leading real estate company, WING, through one of its investment funds, has acquired Infopark D Office Building, an outstanding, award winning office building in the South-Buda area. The transaction was financed by HypoNoe Bank AG.

Leading Hungarian IT company evosoft Hungary Kft, 100% owned by Siemens, to rent a soon-to-be-built office building in Budapest • More than 20,000 sqm to be developed by WING Zrt., handover expected in January 2021 • In the new building, a flexible software developer office concept will be implemented for more than 1,500 software developers

The construction of the Kassák Residence has officiallly begun. The Kassák Residence apartment complex will bring the highest standards of resident services and smart living solutions to the Hungarian housing market. This new development is executed by WING’s new residential co-brand, LIVING. The new complex will feature modern services such as car-sharing, housekeeping, onsite delivery point, fully-equipped tool “shed” for DIY jobs and personalized smart-home solutions. In the first phase of this 3-phase development an apartment complex of 231 units will be delivered in Budapest’s increasingly popular 13th district in the direct vicinity of the Váci business block.

The new building developed by WING showcases the industry’s latest high-tech solutions, and has LEED Gold certification making it one of the greenest office buildings in Hungary. On May 29th, 2018, one of Hungary’s most modern office buildings, the Ericsson House, was officially handed over in the presence of the Prime Minister of Hungary and Ericsson’s worldwide CEO. This new building, developed by WING, features not only offices, but also one of the Swedish company’s largest European Research & Development centers. The 24 thousand square-meter property, built in the first phase of the development project of the Hungarian Nobel-Prize Winners’ R&D Park, satisfies both the needs of today and tomorrow due to its cutting-edge technology and execution. As shown by its LEED Gold certification it upholds the highest standards of environmental consciousness. The new HQ will house 1800 workers. Now, with the handover of the Ericsson House, the development of the adjacent site may commence as the second phase of the

Hungary’s leading property developer is launching the Kassák Residence project under its new LIVING umbrella brand. WING Zrt. is launching its first residential property development: the Kassák Residence project in the heart of Budapest’s District XIII will be a residential park offering smart homes and primarily targeting young people pursuing a modern urban lifestyle. In the first stage of the approximately 700-unit project, two buildings containing a total of 230 homes will be constructed in the first half of 2018, with public sale of the flats to start at the beginning of January 2018.

WING has customised one of Hungary’s most innovative office buildings to suit Magyar Telekom’s needs The development of Hungary’s largest office building to be constructed in a single block has reached an important milestone: the new Telekom Headquarters building is now structurally complete. The approximately 100,000 m2 building will be a defining feature of the Budapest cityscape, with a design that is based on the latest HR and IT trends. The developer WING Zrt, which has set its sights on building the workplaces of the future, has customised it fully in line with the specific needs of the Magyar Telekom Group.

WING Zrt. announced in April that it was starting its new office building involving the redevelopment of the former Material Center. The new office building now has its first tenant – Alza.hu.

21st century technology and superlative architectural solutions will make the headquarters building, which is being built in a proprietary development by the WING Group, into the workplace of the future

New green office building of Budapest, V17 opened its gates. The building is located at the beginning of the Váci corridor. The seven-story sustainable building of nearly 13,000 square meters area featuring cutting-edge technology, and offers "A" class office areas most of which are rent by E.ON Hungary Zrt for long term. The V17 is owned by Torony Ingatlan Befektetési Alap represented by Diófa Alapkezelő Zrt., and was developed by Hungary’s leading commercial real estate developer WING Zrt. Building V17 required a HUF10 billion investment.

It took less than a year to build the new wing of The British International School, Budapest, which was officially opened on the 23rd of September. Thanks to the construction, the school has become one of the most modern institutions in the capital city, with a size of 9000 square metres.

Erricsson’s new home in Hungary is being built on a site overlooking the Danube in an investment by Wing Zrt., in the first phase of the Hungarian Nobel Prize Winners Research & Development Park. The building, which has a total area of 24,000 square meters, will house the company’s largest research and development facility outside Sweden. The building, one of the most modern, most innovative headquarters in the country, will be constructed to the strict standards of the LEED Gold environmental awareness rating. The foundation stone was laid on 20 September 2016 by Dr. János Fónagy, parliamentary state secretary at the Ministry for National Development, Noah Steinberg, Chairman & CEO of Wing Zrt., and Ericsson Hungary’s CEO Gábor Éry. Speeches were also made at the event by Dr. Tamás Hoffmann, Mayor of District 11 (“Újbuda”), and His Excellency the Ambassador of Sweden to Hungary, Niclas Trouvé.

Dávid KOVÁCS and Iván Ákos SZŰCS, two students from Kecskemét, Hungary had been earned the right to be a participant team in the global finals of Stockholm Junior Water Prize held in the Swedish capital between August 27 and September 1. The talented young people finished fifth in the finals from almost a hundred thousand team entered into the competition globally. Their project aimed to show the environmental and economical benefits of the utilization of rainwater and greywater in public institutions.

The time capsule of the first hotel in Hungary with direct terminal access was placed at Ferenc Liszt International Airport. The 145-room ibis Styles Budapest Airport Hotel also featuring conference facilities is scheduled for completion in 18 months.

At the end of 2015 Wing Zrt. agreed with Magyar Posta Takarék Real Estate Investment Fund, which is in the portfolio of Diófa Fund Management, that upon completion it would purchase the 12 700 m2 V17 Office Building under construction in the “Váci út corridor” business district. V17 is an office building with a “Very Good” BREEAM environmental rating, in which most of the space, 80%, is already leased out to E.ON Magyarország Zrt. from August 2016. The transaction will be fully completed once E.ON has fully taken occupancy, in October 2016.

First phase of the Hungarian Nobel Prize Winners Research & Development Park gets under way

Construction of the Magyar Telekom Group’s new, 57,000 square metre headquarters building, which will be a defining feature of the Budapest cityscape, is now getting under way as a WING investment. The building, which is tailored to suit the company’s requirements in every respect and provides a truly 21st-century working environment, is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2018. The value of the investment is close to HUF 50 billion. The consortium of banks financing the project consists of UniCredit Bank Hungary, UniCredit Bank Austria and K&H Bank.