Getting there
4,750miles
New York to Chișinău
ArCa Logistics Hub · Aerial sketch · Indicative
Private investor trip · Chișinău, Moldova
See the opportunity before you decide
Three unhurried days in Moldova for a small group of investors from the United States. See the plans for the country’s first European-standard logistics hub, meet the team building it, and spend time at two of Moldova’s great wine estates, Mileștii Mici and Castel Mimi.
See the itinerary →3Days
6–8Guests
€0Entry cost
2027Spring · TBC
Welcome to Moldova
A small country with a European future
Moldova sits between Romania and Ukraine, on the European Union’s eastern edge. It became an EU candidate in 2022 and opened accession talks in 2024. We would like you to see that change on the ground, at a gentle pace, with the people driving it.
13,067sq mi
Size
Slightly larger than Maryland, between Romania and Ukraine.
2.4million
People
A young, multilingual country. Romanian is the official language.
+7hours
Time
Seven hours ahead of New York. There are no direct flights from the US; most routes connect through a European hub.
90days
No visa needed
US citizens can stay up to 90 days in six months without a visa. Passports should be valid for six months.
Sources: CIA World Factbook; Invest Moldova; U.S. Department of State.
Why Moldova, why now
A country choosing Europe, and building for it
The IMF expects Moldova’s income per person to grow faster than any other country’s to 2030. What it lacks is modern infrastructure, and that is where private capital makes the difference.
GDP per person, US$ thousands · IMF projection
+53%
First in the world on the IMF’s ranking for growth in GDP per person. Years between the endpoints are interpolated.
≈70%
of exports go to the EU
Moldova already trades mostly with the European Union, under a deep free-trade agreement.
€1.9bn
EU Growth Plan
The European Union’s Growth Plan for Moldova, tied to reforms on the road to membership.
The road to EU membership
- 2022EU candidate status
- 2024Accession talks open
- 2026First negotiating clusters open
- 2030Earliest EU entry
How your capital helps
European-standard space where there is noneChișinău has no Grade A logistics space. Moldova’s 11.7 million sq ft of warehousing is mostly Soviet-era or converted, and new space lets within two to three months.
A cold chain for a farming and wine countryA third of the hub, about 267,000 sq ft, is cold storage for goods that must travel at controlled temperatures.
Clean power on the roofA 9.2 MWp solar plant producing about 12 GWh a year.
Next door to Ukraine’s rebuildThe World Bank puts Ukraine’s reconstruction at about $600 billion. Moldova is the logistics platform next door, and lenders including the EBRD and the US DFC are looking for bankable projects.
Logistics stock, million sq ft
The local market builds almost entirely to order, so speculative, institutional-grade space is essentially unsupplied.
Romania: Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Moldova: Invest Moldova.
Sources: IMF; Council of the EU; Invest Moldova; World Bank; Kyiv School of Economics, as compiled in ArCa’s investment brief.
The opportunity
A Class A platform where the market has none
ArCa Assets is delivering a 798,000 sq ft Class A logistics platform north of Chișinău, with an estimated stabilised asset value of about €95 million.
~€95M
Estimated stabilised asset value
€93.3–96.3m in the base case, at an 8.0–8.25% stabilised cap rate, once substantially leased.
798,000sq ft*
Total GLA
531,000 sq ft ambient and 267,000 sq ft cold storage. *Indicative: the final size depends on the land plot.
€8.91M
Annual gross rental potential
Ambient at €0.74 and cold storage at €1.30 per sq ft per month.
~€7.7M
Stabilised NOI
Annual net operating income at stabilised occupancy.
€0.93/sq ft
Blended average rent
Per month, across ambient and cold storage.
~95%
Stabilised occupancy
Typically 24–36 months after completion, sooner if largely pre-let.
The hub · Docks and yard · IndicativeThe itinerary Provisional
Three unhurried days
Show first, present second. By the time we sit down to talk numbers, you will have formed your own view. This is a first draft, to be confirmed with the final dates.
An unhurried pace
Days start with a slow breakfast.
Short walks on level ground. The Mileștii Mici galleries are toured by car.
Group transport between every venue.
Time to rest at the hotel before every evening.
Day 1 · Arrival
Chișinău and Mileștii Mici
Afternoon
Arrival and check-inHotel in central Chișinău. If flights land early, we have lunch together first.
5:00 pm
Mileștii MiciAbout 30 minutes from the city. The galleries by car, then a tasting.
7:30 pm
Dinner in the cellarsBack at the hotel by about 10 pm.
Day 2 · The project
The land, the masterplan and the numbers
Morning
9:00 am
Breakfast at Crème de la CrèmeA café and pâtisserie in the city centre.
10:00 am
Site visit If acquiredWalk the land on level ground. On the way, a look at today’s warehouses.
11:30 am
Masterplan presentationThe founding team walks you through the plans.
1:00 pm
LunchTraditional Moldovan dishes.
Afternoon and evening
2:30 pm
Project presentationFinancial model, structure and timeline, with plenty of time for questions.
4:00 pm
Rest at the hotel
7:30 pm
Dinner in townAt one of Chișinău’s top restaurants.
9:30 pm
Evening walk OptionalA short stroll around the main square and the cathedral park.
Day 3 · Castel Mimi
Gardens, feedback and your own wine
A day at the château, 45 minutes from Chișinău. The trip ends with a bottle of wine that each guest blends and labels.
9:00 am
Breakfast at the hotel
10:00 am
Drive to Castel MimiAbout 45 minutes.
11:00 am
Walks in the castle gardensIn small groups, for informal conversation. About an hour.
Noon
Feedback sessionUp to an hour: your views, your questions and the next steps.
1:00 pm
Lunch at the château
2:30 pm
Create your own wineBlend three Castel Mimi wines into your own cuvée, bottle it and paint the label. The trip ends here.
4:30 pm
Back to ChișinăuOr straight to the airport. Departures the next day.
A provisional programme: dates, times and venues will be confirmed closer to the trip. Mileștii Mici and Castel Mimi host our group by arrangement.
Wine country
Two of Moldova’s great wine estates
Moldova’s wine estates are where its history and its hospitality meet. Every visit is hosted, unhurried and arranged for our group.
Mileștii Mici · The galleries
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Day 1 · Evening
Mileștii Mici
Ialoveni district · about 12 miles from Chișinău
124 milesof underground galleries, first dug as limestone mines.
130–260 ftbelow ground, where the wine matures at a steady 54–57 °F.
2005Guinness World Records names it the world’s largest wine collection.
We drive through the galleries with no long walks, then stay for a tasting and dinner at the winery.
Day 3 · The closing day
Castel Mimi
Bulboaca, Anenii Noi district · about 45 minutes from Chișinău
1893Founded by Constantin Mimi, a Bessarabian statesman who studied winemaking in Montpellier.
2016Reopened after a five-year restoration, with a hotel, spa and restaurant.
1,000+barrels in the cellars, mostly French oak.
2023Host of the European Political Community summit.
We spend the last day here: walks in the gardens, lunch at the château and the “Create your own wine” workshop, where each guest blends three Castel Mimi wines, bottles the result and paints the label.
Castel Mimi · The château
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Who it’s for
For people who invest with patience
We keep the group to six or eight guests, so every conversation is a real one.
Real-assets investors
Industrial real estate, logistics infrastructure and long-duration assets with stable yield profiles and hard collateral.
Emerging Europe exposure
Early-mover advantage in EU-accession markets, where the gap between current pricing and potential value is still wide.
Strategic connectors
People who may not invest directly but whose network includes institutional funds, family offices or infrastructure investors who would.
What it costs
What it costs. What you get.
You cover your flights and your hotel in Chișinău. We host everything that happens on the ground.
You cover
Flights to Chișinău
Hotel in Chișinău, 2–3 nightsDepending on your flight home.
Personal transfers
We host
✓
All group meals and dinners
✓
Group transport between venues
✓
Site visit and presentations
✓
Full project materials
✓
Mileștii Mici tour, tasting and dinner
✓
The Castel Mimi dayGarden walks, lunch and the “Create your own wine” workshop.
The group
6–8guests at most
3 daysin Chișinău, Mileștii Mici and Castel Mimi
Spring2027, dates to be confirmed
Participation
Participation is by invitation only. Places are limited to six or eight guests.
Your hosts
Come and see it for yourself
Dates for spring 2027 are being confirmed and the group is limited to six or eight guests. Write to us to be considered.
Express interest →
Aristion Cazacu
CEO & Co-Founder
Cătălin Pavalache
CEO & Co-Founder
Ioana Paclea
Board Advisor · EU Policy & Institutional Strategy