PRESS RELEASE : Aareal Bank provides EUR65 million financing for landmark office building

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Aareal Bank provides EUR65 million financing for landmark office building 
2021-04-15 / 11:57 
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Aareal Bank provides EUR65 million financing for landmark office building 
- Loan to Cicerone RE Holding BV 
- Property leased by the European Commission 
 
Wiesbaden, 15 April 2021 - One year after the purchase of the iconic Mondrian office building in Brussels by Cicerone 
RE Holding BV, Aareal Bank, acting as Arranger, Agent and Sole Lender, has provided a EUR 65 million loan facility to the 
buyer. 
Cicerone RE Holding BV is fully participated by Cicerone Fund, a pan-European property fund, dedicated to Cassa Forense 
(Italian Pension Fund for Lawyers) and managed by Fabrica Immobiliare SGR and advised by CBRE GI. Cicerone RE Holding 
BV is dedicated to the creation and management of a high-quality property portfolio. Allocation of the portfolios is 
focused on office in the main European cities. 
The Mondrian is recognised as a landmark building in one of the best business addresses in Brussels, the "Quartier 
Léopold" - the well-known EU district of the Belgian capital. Built in 2004 and offering 19,297 sqm of first-class 
office space, the property has been fully let to the European Commission since the first occupancy. Designed by Assar 
architects and recognised with the MIPIM Award 2005 in the 'business centre' category, it is mainly used for the 
Commission's research and development activities. 
"We are glad to have signed this great financing opportunity, secured by a prime asset with a long-term lease. Brussels 
is a core office market, where Aareal Bank has been active for decades and will continue to selectively develop its 
business. We are very glad that this transaction allowed us to support one of our Italian clients in its pan-European 
activities", stated Martin Vest, Managing Director at Aareal Bank. 
Cicerone RE Holding BV was advised by Loyens & Loeff and Legance. The financing advisory service was provided by 
Narciso Capital. Aareal was advised by CMS. 
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Contacts: 
Christian Feldbrügge 
Phone: [phone] 
[e-mail] 
René Hartmann 
Phone: [phone] 
[e-mail] 
Aareal Bank Group 
Aareal Bank Group, headquartered in Wiesbaden, is a leading international property specialist. It provides smart 
financings, software products, and digital solutions for the property sector and related industries, and is present 
across three continents: Europe, North America and Asia/Pacific. Aareal Bank AG, whose shares are included in Deutsche 
Börse's SDAX index, is the Group's parent entity. It manages the various entities organised in the Group's three 
business segments: Structured Property Financing, Banking & Digital Solutions, and Aareon. The Structured Property 
Financing segment encompasses all of Aareal Bank Group's property financing and funding activities. Here, the Bank 
supports its clients in making large-volume commercial property investments. The investment properties mostly comprise 
office buildings, hotels, shopping centres, logistics and residential property, as well as student apartments. In the 
Banking & Digital Solutions segment, Aareal Bank Group supports businesses from the housing, property management and 
energy industries as a digitalisation partner - combining extensive advisory services and product solutions with 
traditional corporate banking services and deposit-taking. Subsidiary Aareon, a leading consultancy and IT systems 
house for the European property industry and its partners in the digital age, forms the third business segment. Aareon 
offers reliable, pioneering solutions in the fields of consulting, software and services to optimise IT-supported 
business processes, and to extend business models. The Aareon Smart World digital platform links businesses from the 
housing industry and related sectors with customers, staff and business partners, as well as connecting technical 
devices in apartments and buildings. 
 
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Language:     English 
Company:      Aareal Bank AG 
              Paulinenstr. 15 
              65189 Wiesbaden 
              Germany 
Phone:        [phone] - 0 
Fax:          [phone] - 2332 
E-mail:       [e-mail] 
Internet:     www.aareal-bank.com 
ISIN:         DE0005408116 
WKN:          540811 
Indices:      SDAX 
Listed:       Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, 
              Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; Stockholm 
EQS News ID:  1184958 
 
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