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Logistics

Multiple sales at 5.5% in the French logistics market

The winds are blowing in the French logistics market, where deals are multiplying. In Q1 2024, according to GIE ImmoStat, the volume of investments (...)

Office

"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 (...)

Green

Deepki, "a lighthouse in the storm of decarbonising real estate"

Bathed in sunshine, the pontoon of the sailboat "Belle aventure" welcomes clients, prospects and other managers interested in Deepki's SaaS solution, which can guide (...)

Office

Mipim 2024 : the English speakers of BiTV and CoStar News

This is the second part of our "best of" series, devoted to the various testimonials gathered on the sets of BiTV and CoStar News. (...)

Finance

At Mipim, real estate investors want to believe in a normalisation of the market

After the macroeconomic storm of the last two years, whose thick fog forced property investors to put their allocation decisions on hold, could it (...)

Finance

After Spain, it's Italy for ClubFunding

Little by little, ClubFunding, which obtained European PSFP accreditation last November, is weaving its web. After Spain a few months ago, the specialist in (...)

Office

Newmark officially arrives in France

It's now official. Just a few hours before the opening of Mipim 2024 in Cannes, Newmark Group has confirmed its move into France. Heading (...)

Finance

"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 (...)

Finance

"Consolidation and agility: the guiding principles of Perial's new strategic plan"

The life of an asset management company is punctuated by PPOs. At 34 rue Guersant (17th arrondissement, Paris), where Perial has become a regular (...)

Territories

Mipim 2024: new initiatives to meet pressing challenges

Historically a "meeting place for projects and investors", Mipim has a duty to offer content that is "adapted to changing times", according to Nicolas (...)

Finance

"We are at the end of the financial era and at the beginning of the asset management era"

Business Immo: In recent weeks, several management companies have announced a drop in unit prices for some of their SCPIs. How do you explain (...)

Territories

La Part-Dieu, or the art of reinvention

Long gone are the days of the Cuirassiers barracks, military land finally acquired in 1960 by the then mayor of Lyon, Louis Pradel. ‘It (...)

Hospitality

French hotel industry revenues up 31 % in Q1 2023 (In Extenso)

In the first quarter of 2023, revenues in the French hotel industry continued to rise, reaching €58 (excluding VAT) per room, an increase of (...)

Green

Proptech and ESG: an alliance for more responsible real estate policies

As new systemic and unpredictable risks become part of our daily lives, the real estate and construction sector is stepping up the creation of (...)

Hospitality

« We have about 20 projects in the pipeline in France »

Business Immo : Every year at Mipim, Hilton reports on its growth forecasts. What about 2023 ? David Heijligers : France is a deep (...)

Finance

« What's going on in the investment market ? »

Business Immo : Each Mipim has its own context. What do you retain from this 2023 vintage ? What is the state of mind (...)

Territories

Mipim Awards 2023 : three French projects rewarded

Three French projects are among the winners of the Mipim Awards 2023, whose ceremony has just ended in the grand auditorium of the Palais (...)

Territories

Inventons la Métropole du Grand Paris 3 : and the first eight winners are...

At Mipim, the winning teams for eight of the 27 sites proposed in the third edition of the Inventons la Métropole du Grand Paris (...)

Retail

780 M€ invested in retail property since the beginning of the year

780 - That's the amount, in millions of euros, invested in retail property over the first two months of the year, according to a (...)

Finance

Only half of real estate executives are optimistic about the economic outlook in 2023 (EY/Palladio Foundation)

A few days before the Mipim (14 to 17 March, in Cannes), EY and the Palladio Foundation, through the 7th edition of the "Panorama (...)

Territories

Mipim 2023: towards record participation and a series of transformations

"Record attendance". This is what Mipim, the world's largest event dedicated to real estate and cities, is expecting less than three weeks before it (...)

Territories

Professor Jeremy Rifkin to give opening speech at Mipim 2023

Mipim announces the participation of the American essayist and economist Jeremy Rifkin in its next edition, which will be held from March 14 to (...)

Green

Bureau Veritas supports first pan-European low carbon property label

Several European players in the sector - Ivanhoe Cambridge, Covivio, BNP Paribas Real Estate, WO2, Icamap, BPI, NSI, Generali Real Estate and Struan Robertson (...)

Territories

Mipim gathers 20,000 participants as it gets back on track

After two years marked by the health crisis and a reduced format in 2021, international real estate trade show Mipim made its comeback in (...)

Territories

Paris La Défense calls for mixed-use, low-carbon urban projects on five sites

The public institution sees this as a "new chapter in its history". Paris La Défense announced at the Mipim the launch of Empreintes, a (...)

Territories

The finalists of the Mipim Awards 2022 are...

The shortlist for the Mipim Awards 2022, the internationally renowned real estate competition for projects completed or under construction around the world, has been (...)

Territories

François Hollande will give the opening speech at Mipim 2022

Mipim announces the participation of François Hollande, President of the Republic from 2012 to 2017, in its next edition which will take place from (...)

Territories

Mipim expects 5,000 visitors in September in Cannes

According to our sources, for its September 7 and 8 edition, French real estate fair Mipim will receive no less than 5,000 visitors. A (...)

Office

International investors back with a bang at Mipim September Edition

With two months to go before the opening of the Mipim September Edition, the teams at RX France (formerly Reed Midem) can be reassured. (...)

Career

"Men have everything to gain from gender equality" — Mercedes Erra, BETC

Women in business: this is not a topic that should be addressed only once a year, on 8 March, but at all times. To (...)

Territories

Mipim 2021 to be be held 7 and 8 September

The health crisis has been testing the nerves of event professionals in physics for over a year. As Reed Midem confirmed to Business Immo, (...)

Office

Mipim 2021 changes dates, to take place from 7 to 10 June in Cannes

Reed Midem, organiser of Mipim, has announced that the next edition of the international event for real estate and city professionals will take place (...)

Career

A new president for Reed Midem

Paul Zilk has decided to leave his position as president of Reed Midem, an organiser of international B2B events in the real estate, including (...)

Territories

France wins four Mipim Awards once again

Having been forced to be patient by the Covid-19 epidemic, the winners of the Mipim Awards 2020 were finally chosen during Paris Real Estate (...)

Territories

New French mayors, Nicolas Sarkozy, Covid-19... Mipim is turning into a political and economic meeting place

In the absence of a Cannes edition this year —that was postponed and then cancelled due to the coronavirus epidemic— Mipim will relocate to (...)

Office

Trade fairs limits lifted in France: event industry professionals dedicated to real estate reassured

After cancellations and numerous postponements due to the health crisis, the trade shows and fairs will be allowed to reopen as of September 1, (...)

Office

Mipim Startup Competition 2020: and the winners are...

The final of the Mipim Startup Competition 2020 was held today as part of a digital event. Spanish start-up Mayordomo, whose Smart Points connect (...)

Finance

Global real estate agencies withdraw from Expo Real 2020

Global real estate agencies Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, CBRE, Savills and Avison Young have canceled their participation in Expo Real, citing the risks associated (...)

Territories

British property professionals launch volunteering platform

Property professionals from Greystar, SAY Consulting, deverellsmith, and Be Original have joined forces to create a central register where the real estate industry can (...)

Office

Mipim 2020 postponed again, relocated in Paris in September

As first reported by Business Immo, the 2020 edition of Mipim has been postponed again. Reed Midem, the organiser of the event, confirmed that (...)

Finance

INREV postpones annual conference

The European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate (INREV) Annual Conference originally planned on 21-23 April, is postponed to 28-30 September due to (...)

Finance

Mipim postponed to June 2020

Due to the coronavirus, Reed Midem, organizer of Mipim, the international event for real estate professionals, has announced that the 2020 edition has been postponed (...)

Finance

Mipim and BI publish a white paper on France’s attractiveness for international investors

More than 6,380 international investors and representatives of financial institutions will be attending Mipim, organised by Reed Midem in Cannes from 10 to 13 (...)

Territories

Mipim 2020: Choose Paris Region signs a partnership with Business Immo

The BiTV stage, set up under the United Grand Paris tent, will be one of the new features of Mipim for its 2020 edition. Choose (...)

Office

Mipim Awards 2020: France leads the way with eight nominations

The finalists for the Mipim Awards 2020 have been unveiled and France comes first with eight projects presented in Cannes, compared to five from (...)

Hospitality

Dutch Student Hotel's Italy investment climbs to €375m with 2nd Florence project

The Amsterdam-based co-living and co-working hospitality group, The Student Hotel, is starting its second project in Florence, taking Italy investments to date to €375m.  The (...)

Listed

Dubai's Equitativa eyes first Italian fund, targeting €200m, REIT status

The Dubai-based Equitativa group, which runs a commercial and a residential REIT in the UAE, is planning its first fund in Italy targeting €200m and (...)

Finance

KPMG in new property consulting push in Germany with One Real Estate

With its new One Real Estate initiative in Germany, global audit giant KPMG is combining its in-place expertise, specifically in audit, and its wide (...)

Listed

New TLG to focus on office, rejig retail to boost shareholder value - CFO

New management at Berlin's listed TLG will concentrate on office assets and cut or redevelop retail to get more shareholder value from its €4.1bn (...)

Finance

Mipim attendees at 26,800 as German execs see property sector in good shape

The 30th MIPIM trade fair in Cannes attracted 26,800 professionals, including over 5,400 investors and 560 political leaders, organisers said, as German executives said (...)

Finance

No sector for old cowboys

A maturity is entering real estate. Recognition that it is not for old cowboys but a sector where success is tied directly to user (...)

Finance

Hamburg student housing developer, Moscow project among 2019 MIPIM award winners

A Hamburg student housing firm working with wood, a Moscow concert park project, France's Altarea Cogedim, and Frankfurt's old town redevelopment were among MIPIM (...)

Office

Discipline needed in Germany, says Tristan after adding €300m-plus assets

London-based Tristan Capital Partners has closed five German commercial property acquisitions for more than €300m, but also warned that discipline is crucial at this (...)

Housing

France launches building code flexibility to support development, minister tells BI

France is introducing flexibility into building codes to provide more leeway for developers to produce needed accommodation, Minister Julien Denormandie told BI in an (...)

Office

70% of Finnish real estate owned by investors, 30% of this by foreigners - KTI

Around 70% of the real estate in Finland is owned by professional investors, and of this around 30% by non-domestic firms, a seminar at (...)

Finance

Fast-growing Oslo, Europe's green capital, keeps property investor interest

Norwegian capital Oslo, with Europe's fastest population growth, continues to experience strong real estate investor interest, and is making climate change its top priority, (...)

Finance

iread presents its scientific committee

Live from Mipim (Cannes) - iread, a newcomer in the world of big data and research, has announced that its scientific committee is in place. The committee (...)

Finance

High occupancy, low rates, lack of alternatives to keep property stable - German execs

Strong occupancy, low interest rates and lack of investment competition should keep property performance stable, German executives say. But political interference is growing. The executives (...)

Logistics

MIPIM logistics networking EuroLogix pegged as key fixture

Four major real estate players have linked up to create a new logistics-sector networking event at MIPIM under the title EuroLogix. The firms behind the (...)

Housing

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to give 2019 MIPIM opening keynote

Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, is to give the opening keynote speech at MIPIM 2019, sharing his vision of the new (...)

Housing

Sweden's Heimstaden in €151m Danish residential portfolio purchase

Malmö's listed residential group Heimstaden has paid €151m to purchase a portfolio of mainly rental apartments in eight properties in the Danish cities of (...)

Housing

France's CDC, backed by Germany's Vonovia, said winner of SNCF housing at €1.4bn

With a near €1.4bn bid, France's CDC Habitat, backed by two state pension funds and Germany's Vonovia, has won the 4,000-unit housing portfolio sold (...)

Listed

Germany's listed TLG replaces co-CEO duo with Overath, Klinck

Listed Berlin commercial real estate group TLG has suddenly dismissed its two chief executives Peter Finkbeiner and Niclas Karoff, and will replace them with (...)

Office

Paris La Défense €3bn Hermitage project wins backing from Courbevoie mayor

The €3bn Hermitage Plaza twin tower project in planning for Paris La Défense since 2009 has won important support - from Jacques Kossowski, Mayor of Courbevoie and (...)

Finance

Diversity of thought, background can benefit digital solutions - MIPIM Proptech

Live from MIPIM PropTech Europe (Paris) - The multitude of benefits that new digital technologies bring to real estate means diversity of thought and background are (...)

Finance

Time for real estate to embrace digital tech - MIPIM PropTech Europe

Live from MIPIM PropTech Europe (Paris) - New research released on the opening day of MIPIM PropTech Europe in Paris suggests that while new technologies are transforming (...)

Retail

NYC's Thor Equities confirms €120m sale of luxury retail in Cannes

New York-based real estate investment manager Thor Equities confirmed a report that it has sold a portfolio of luxury retail stores on the promenade La Croisette (...)

Office

Data – the next big thing in real estate

The end user is becoming increasingly central to every phase of the real estate business thanks to the rich availability and sophisticated analysis of (...)

Listed

German TLG shareholder Adar exits, Dayan converts to 22.5% direct stake

Major shareholdings in German listed TLG have shifted again. Hedge fund Adar has sold its entire 18.17% stake while another, Ouram controlled by Israeli investor Amir (...)

Housing

Is Germany's Vonovia bidding for French SNCF's 4,000-unit resi portfolio?

In a deal being watched at home and abroad, French railway SNCF is selling a portfolio of 4,000 homes in a rare public sector sale that (...)

Office

Italian office refurb, French PRS offer new opportunities - BNPP REIM's Knoflach

Italian office refurbishment and French rental housing development are emerging as two real estate opportunities in Europe, says Barbara Knoflach, Global head of Investment Management (...)

Health / Senior

Northern Horizon to ride Nordics' ageing mega-trend further - Schoenach

The European mega-trend of ageing populations has not yet been well understood, says Michael Schoenach, MD of Nordics-based Northern Horizon. Having just sold a healthcare fund (...)

Housing

French housing reforms to free up to €35bn in private rental units - Rigny

In a wide-ranging interview with Business Immo Europe at Mipim, Rigny explained the opportunity opened by changes in regulations introduced by President Emmanuel Macron. While these aim mainly at reforming (...)

Finance

Klitschko: "Every investor in Kyiv gets my personal cellphone number"

Despite false impressions given by television reports, security in Ukrainian capital Kyiv is good and improving, says Vitaliy Klitschko, former world heavyweight boxing champion (...)

Finance

Germany's Union pays Fabege €120m for fourth Stockholm office asset

Germany's Union Investment has acquired its fourth Swedish office property in recent years, paying listed group Fabege €120m for the 18,000 sqm U6 building (...)

Health / Senior

MIPIM BLOG Day 3: The Awards – for the ‘creative art’ of real estate in Europe

Live from MIPIM (Cannes) - Day Three-Thursday: Despite the driving rain in Cannes, even more evidence that the scope of European opportunities is widening, yes, and (...)

Finance

Swiss AFIAA expands AUM by 31% to CHF2bn, two-thirds of goal

Live from Mipim (Cannes) - Zurich-based AFIAA, a foundation for managing international investments made by Swiss pension institutions, increased AUM by 31% or CHF478m last year to (...)

Finance

MIPIM BLOG Day 2: Still plenty of life in Old Europe, Mipim Proptech in view

Live from Mipim (Cannes) - Day Two-Wednesday: It is clear that plenty of opportunities are open to real estate investors in Old Europe, perhaps however no (...)

Logistics

Logistics is main European investor target amid higher overall allocations - CBRE

Live from MIPIM (Cannes) - Logistics is now the most sought-after property class for European investors, overtaking office for the first time, according to CBRE’s annual EMEA (...)

Office

Paris twin-tower Hermitage project on track for 2024; one tower in pre-sale talks

Live from Mipim (Cannes) - Hermitage Plaza, the massive project to build two mixed-use towers on the bank of the Seine in Paris La Défense, will (...)

Finance

MIPIM BLOG Day 1: Sun still shining on European real estate but rain (caution) enters forecasts

Live from MIPIM (Cannes) - First impressions from the sunshine of Cannes: still plenty of optimism around real estate value in Europe though now it comes (...)

Office

Blockchain: talk of the town in Cannes at MIPIM 2018 ?

The imminent arrival of blockchain to the real estate industry will 'disrupt' in the full sense, shortening deal times to, perhaps, 24 hours from (...)

Office

Property professionals face MIPIM 2018 challenge from younger generation

Adora Svitak, a young American writer and lecturer, will speak at the MIPIM opening conference on 13 March, challenging property professionals on tomorrow’s cities and urging (...)