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Office 26/04/2024

"We have the capacity to double Montea's size in France within the next two to three years"

Business Immo: In a few words, what are the characteristics of Montea, mainly in France? Luc Merigneux: We're a property company of Flemish origin, with (...)

Office 23/04/2024

"Companies are clearly opting for central locations, even if it means taking up a little less floor space"

Business Immo: In the light of the changes in working patterns brought about by the health crisis, how are companies shaping their property strategies? Catherine (...)

Finance 18/04/2024

"There's no better time to launch an SCPI fund"

Business Immo: Who is the BMF Group? What business lines are you involved in? Michaël Bertini: We're an independent family group, co-founded in 2007, run (...)

Finance 15/04/2024

"The Primonial group will be refocused essentially on its real estate activities"

Business Immo: A lot of rumours are fuelling concerns about the future of the Primonial group, particularly as regards governance. Where do you stand (...)

Office 05/04/2024

"Offices retain big advantages for investors"

Business Immo : Offices were widely debated by investors during Mipim, more often than not negatively. How do you explain this scepticism for the asset (...)

Housing 04/04/2024

"The most active player in the residential market last year, Greystar hopes to surpass its investments in 2024"

Business Immo : You took over as head of Greystar France over a year ago. What is your assessment of the managed residential property (...)

Finance 28/03/2024

"I'm convinced that the office rental market will pick up very strongly in 2024 and 2025"

Business Immo: What is your assessment of the real estate markets almost four years after the creation of BC Partners' first real estate fund in (...)

Finance 25/03/2024

"We are capable of seeking out value and adapting to it"

Business Immo: How do you see the French office market? Thibault Delamain: There's a lot to be said on the subject, particularly since the health (...)

Finance 14/03/2024

"At Blackstone, we are not waiting for the ‘all clear’ signal"

Business Immo : The European property markets have been particularly turbulent over the last two years, with galloping inflation, a sharp rise in interest rates (...)

Finance 12/03/2024

"Newmark wants to be a global operator in France, not a boutique"

Business Immo: Why did you join the Newmark adventure in France? François Blin: By competing with each other in our respective companies (editor’s note : (...)

Finance 07/03/2024

“The rate shock didn’t seem to be a complete disaster like in 2008”

Business Immo: The sudden interest rate hikes have reshuffled the decks across all the real estate markets over the last 18 months. What are (...)

Finance 04/03/2024

"Tokenisation is in its infancy in France compared with other countries"

Business Immo: What is tokenisation? Julien Collin: The principle of tokenisation involves dividing an asset of any kind (property, artwork, etc.) into several parts or (...)

Finance 29/02/2024

"Buying against the cycle is always very interesting"

Business Immo: Are you active in these difficult times? Diego Roux: Yes, very clearly, both in terms of investment and rental activity. 2023 was a (...)

Listed 28/02/2024

"I'm organising my group for a deep and long crisis"

Business Immo : As you pointed out several times this morning during the presentation of Altarea's 2023 annual results, the property industry is in (...)

Office 27/02/2024

"Customers are prepared to pay their Property Manager more to benefit from additional expertise"

Business Immo: Why this new satisfaction survey of customers using Property Managers' services? Csongor Csukás: In 2019, following a number of factors, such as the (...)

Finance 22/02/2024

"It is important to stress that Primonial REIM France posted satisfactory results in 2023"

Business Immo: The discourse surrounding property management companies, and SCPIs in particular, has been particularly negative over the past year, which has been marked (...)

Listed 19/02/2024

"We are preparing for the end of the crisis"

Business Immo : What conclusions would you draw from the annual results for 2023 presented last Thursday ? Christophe Kullmann : Overall, 2023 was (...)

Finance 08/02/2024

"In a turbulent market, we are doing well"

Business Immo: How is Knight Frank doing in France? Vincent Bollaert: The year is shaping up well (Knight Frank will close the current financial year (...)

Finance 05/02/2024

"Value destruction has sped up since the summer"

Business Immo: How do you interpret the sharp fall in the volume of investment in commercial property in 2023? Olivier Ambrosiali: In France, investment volumes (...)

Logistics 01/02/2024

"Boreal IM is very well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities ahead"

Business Immo: Boreal IM recently completed its second acquisition in France, the Daisy portfolio. What stage has your group reached in its development? Louis-Simon Ferland: (...)