Project description: Handling the whole process of the internal sale of 5 shopping centres (including conducting a comprehensive due diligence) constituting a part of the portfolio of a leading European player in the commercial property sector, as a part of the restructuring of the group. The project applied to a significant share of the Polish portfolio (five shopping centres) the estimated value of which was approximately €350 million. Expert’s view: ‘Although internal sales of assets belonging to companies from the same group, which, by assumption, means a lack of counterparty in the transaction, appear to be decidedly easier than external sales, they still require the reliable and efficient preparation of the whole process. This is important not only in order to foresee and eliminate or reduce risk, but also to efficiently handle the sale, similarly enabling the client to conduct his business without interruption,’ says Joanna Winter-Szymańska.