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Career 09/09/2020

Méka Brunel becomes the first woman president of EPRA

The European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) has announced that Méka Brunel, Managing Director of Gecina, is taking over the presidency of the professional body (...)

Career 09/09/2020

La Française REM undergoes reorganises

Paris-based management company La Française Real Estate Managers, the real estate division of the La Française group, is restructuring and favoring a deliberately customer-oriented organisation. (...)

Retail 09/09/2020

F&A AM invests more than €40m for a Monoprix in Boulogne-Billancourt

F&A Asset Management has acquired, on behalf of a life insurer, a Monoprix store located between Boulevard Jean-Jaurès and Avenue Victor-Hugo in Boulogne-Billancourt, near (...)

Logistics 09/09/2020

French regional business premises market resists the crisis – BNP PRE

In H1 2020, more than 800,000 sqm were sold on the regional business premises market, a volume down 18% compared with the first half (...)

Office 09/09/2020

Bordeaux’s office take-up falls 50%yy in H1 2020 – Evolis

Like the other French regions, Bordeaux’s economy came to a halt in the spring of 2020. In this difficult context, the office market evolved (...)

Finance 08/09/2020

France’s CRE market sits between risks of dislocation or pleasant surprises – IEIF

The economy, both French and global, has been hit hard by the Covid-19 epidemic and, while activity levels seemed to be gradually returning to (...)

Housing 08/09/2020

The British SpareRoom buys the French Appartager

SpareRoom, a well-known player in the room-sharing sector in the United Kingdom, has bought the French company Appartager, created in 2001. The transaction will enable (...)

Hospitality 08/09/2020

Covivio buys eight hotels in Europe for €573 million

Covivio, through its subsidiary Covivio Hotels, has acquired the portfolio of eight hotels located in major European tourist destinations, in Rome, Florence, Venice (x2), as (...)

Office 08/09/2020

BNP Paribas REIM acquires Bremen’s Teerhof 59 office building

BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) has acquired a 17,000 sqm office building in Bremen, Germany, on behalf of its SCPI Opus Real. (...)

Listed 08/09/2020

Wereldhave strengthens financial profile with over €130m in debt facilities

Wereldhave N.V. (“Wereldhave”) has announced the agreement on new and amended debt facilities representing over €130m. This increases the financial headroom for Wereldhave, whereby all debt obligations (...)

Listed 08/09/2020

Icade Sante buys out a minority stake in its own share capital

Icade Santé, a part of French REIT/SIIC Icade focused on healthcare property, Icade Santé has acquired the shares held by one of its minority shareholders (...)

Territories 07/09/2020

Through a €26bn recovery plan, French state’s CDC to support housing and retail

Presenting this morning its recovery plan, built during the Covid-19 related lockdown, French state financial institution Caisse des Dépots et Consignation (CDC) announced the (...)

Finance 07/09/2020

Liquidity drops in 111 commercial property markets globally - RCA

According to the midyear update of the RCA Capital Liquidity Scores, the market liquidity fell in 111 of 155 global commercial real estate markets (...)

Career 07/09/2020

Martien van Deursen joins Arrow Capital Partners as Head of Benelux

Arrow Capital Partners, the investor and operator of real estate in Europe and Asia-Pacific, has appointed Martien van Deursen as its Head of Benelux. (...)

Office 07/09/2020

Perial AM buys additional 1,600 sqm in Paris 8th's 89-91 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré

Perial Asset Management strengthened the Parisian positioning of its SCPI fund PF Grand Paris with the acquisition of the third floor of 89-91 rue (...)

Housing 07/09/2020

The French government wants to discuss Action Logement's missions

The French government plans to draw between €1bn and €1.5bn from the French housing group Action Logement funds in order to complete its budget for (...)

Finance 04/09/2020

"From a pricing standpoint, different stories are playing out across the continent"

For its new "Interview" season, BiTV opens its platform to Business Immo Europe and welcomes Tom Leahy, Senior Director at Real Capital Analytics.  With him, we (...)

Finance 04/09/2020

Keys REIM joins forces with Accor for a new fund dedicated to serviced apartments

Keys REIM, a subsidiary of the Keys Asset Management group, has launched a new investment vehicle dedicated to the serviced apartment sector. This fund, (...)

Housing 04/09/2020

New housing: the blind spot of the French recovery plan —FPI

The Federation of the Real Estate Developers (FPI) considers new housing as the blind spot of the French recovery plan. FPI estimates that "the (...)

Territories 04/09/2020

Covid-19: French government unveil its recovery plan

French Prime Minister Jean Castex has presented details of France's €100bn economic recovery plan. The government has set itself the goal of "regaining the (...)