Mainz, 8 March 2010 – Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank AG (WestImmo) is proud to have won the CEE Quality Award in the “CEE Real Estate Banking & Financial Services” category.

The award was handed over at the 7th CEE Real Estate Quality Award Gala in Warsaw. A total of ten national and international competitors had been nominated in this category.

The jury comprised 24 representatives of international businesses, including law firms, brokers, investors and project developers, all of whom have been involved in the various categories for many years and have considerable expertise in the relevant fields.

Claus-Jürgen Cohausz, member of the Managing Board, emphasised: “This award is further recognition of the success of WestImmo in the CEE region. Both the staff in our Warsaw and Prague offices and the staff in Mainz have worked very hard this last year and are delighted to have now won this award. We would, of course, particularly like to thank our customers and partners for the trust and partnership we have enjoyed. This success would never have been possible without them.”

WestImmo is one of the leading commercial real estate finance providers in Germany and enjoys a strong presence in western, central and eastern Europe as well as North America and Asia. Its customers include institutional investors, global developers, real estate corporates and small and medium-sized businesses. In 2009 WestImmo provided its customers with funding totalling more than €6 billion.