Metro Properties to sell facility management unit in Poland

Metro Properties has signed a preliminary agreement to sell its MPS facility management unit in Poland to Atalian Group for an undisclosed amount.

MPS is a facility management service provider specialised in the areas of technical facility management and environmental management. All MPS employees will be taken over by Atalian Group, the companies said in a statement.

'The decision to sell MPS is part of the globally adopted strategy of Metro Properties to focus on the core pillars of the company’s business activity, such as strategic management of the real estate portfolio, project management and transactions,' said Jean-Christophe Bretxa, CEO of Metro Properties. 'With Atalian Group we found a reliable and forward-looking partner which is on the one hand very important for our own employees and on the other hand for the current clients as well.'

All agreements with current clients of MPS will remain valid. Makro Cash & Carry Poland is among the clients currently serviced by MPS.

Atalian Group is a multi-service company with experience in the area of Facility Management services.

Metro Properties is the real estate company of German retail giant Metro.