Several multinational companies that have recently acquired Greek high-tech companies and are developing research and development centers in our country are preparing their headquarters in Attica. At the same time, sources in the real estate market note a high demand for large office space with an area of ​​more than 5,000 sq.m. major software companies, some of which have taken over Greek companies in related industries to meet their new staffing needs.

High demand from IT companies for places where research centers will be developed.

Tellingly, seven months after the announcement of the acquisition of the Greek company Myrmex, which develops automated robotic systems, by the British group Ocado (a technology provider in the broader logistics industry on behalf of retail companies), the Greek team moved into a building in Kato Kifissia, at km 14 of the highway Athens – Lamia.

Since September, Ocado has been renting about 4,500 sq.m. and a Greek subsidiary under the new Ocado Technology brand is refurbishing the premises to host engineers who will work on Ocado projects. According to information, the Greek team has about 30-40 engineers, and in the near future it intends to double their number.

Another Greek high-tech company, Roboteq, which develops electric motor controllers that drive robotic wheels, was acquired about three years ago by Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Japanese company Nidec worth $40 billion. In October of this year, Roboteq moved into a private property in Markopoulos with an area of ​​2500 sq. m, which can accommodate more than 100 employees.

The new facilities, which employ about 35 people, have a space where robots will move around to inspect products before they reach customers, the company told K.

Offices set up in Athens by Zepp Health’s microchip development subsidiary WhaleMicro are temporarily located in Petralona. Nikos Moskopoulos, Head of R&D at WhaleMicro in Greece, along with his team of approximately nine engineers, have been renting turnkey, fully equipped offices in Petralona since November 2022 until a suitable space for the research center is found. and development of WhaleMicro Hellas. The Greek subsidiary will develop chips from Athens for Zepp Health smartwatches, with plans to use them in other devices of its customers.

Meanwhile, the Greek company Dialectica recently announced that it will lease six of the 22 floors of the Piraeus Tower, while reserving the right to rent three more to house its employees.

Real estate market cycles refer to “K” that there is a high demand for large office space of more than 5,000-6,000 sq.m. mostly from software companies. Examples include Intrasoft, which was acquired by the Danish IT company Netcompany and is moving into real estate in Marousi and new offices on Vassilissis Amalias Avenue, and a German software company that is looking for premises to expand its subsidiary.