In the first quarter of 2013 the activity was pointed by several significant transactions: the acquisition by NEPI of Lakeview building (25,564 sq. m rentable area, with sound tenants such as Pwc, RBS, Colgate, etc.), the acquisition of 50% share of eight retail parks by Mitiska Ventures (totalizing 32,000 sq. m rentable area in secondary cities), the buying of Nova Building by its main tenant, Italo-Romena Bank, and different acquisitions made by the group controlled by the businessman Ioannis Papalekas, including distressed assets, with Cathedral Plaza the most significant (a vacant office building with 12,500 sq. m, currently in litigation).