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Office 07/03/2024

Kadans Science Partner signs up again in Villejuif

Earlier this week, Sadev 94 signed a new promise of sale with Kadans Science Partner for a plot of land in the ZAC Campus (...)

Housing 07/03/2024

Hines launches its brand of student residences in France

Hines created its student residence brand in 2017. Aparto, as it is known, currently operates 18 residences, with almost 6,500 beds, in Ireland, the (...)

Housing 07/03/2024

CDC Habitat signs €900m partnership with Bouygues Immobilier

CDC Habitat has signed a new strategic partnership with Bouygues Immobilier, with the aim of responding to the property crisis by supporting production and (...)

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 (...)

Office 06/03/2024

Allianz Immovalor finds an occupier for Paris 6th's 69 bis rue de Vaugirard

Acquired by Allianz Immovalor in 2020 and currently undergoing restructuring, 69 bis rue de Vaugirard (Paris 6th) was the subject of a off-plan lease one (...)

Finance 06/03/2024

Former Apicap quartet launches FRstone, a new asset management structure

An experienced quartet, comprising Christophe Motte, Jean de Chassey, Bernard Baret and Charles-Édouard Berouti, set up their own asset management structure last November after (...)

Finance 06/03/2024

The ambitions of Financière Saint James and a trio in the Paris property market

The partnership was signed last year, in March to be precise, between Financière Saint James and a trio of investors made up of Laurent (...)

Hospitality 06/03/2024

Paris 6th : 4 rue Danton joins the portfolio of a Korean group

Located at 4 rue Danton in Paris's 6th, the 4-star Dame des Arts hotel has recently undergone a change of ownership. The establishment, which boasts (...)

Logistics 06/03/2024

The French logistics investment market sees the light at the end of the tunnel

"What is well conceived is clearly stated, and the words to say it come easily". This saying by the French writer Nicolas Boileau easily (...)

Career 05/03/2024

Guillaume Lecois appointed Managing Director at Blackstone

Guillaume Lecois was appointed Managing Director of Blackstone Group International Partners in the UK in January 2024. Based in London, he is notably involved (...)

Hospitality 05/03/2024

Hilton Paris Opéra sold for just under €250m

Acquired in 2013 by Blackstone for €153m, the Hilton Paris Opéra is about to change ownership. The 18,000 m² property, located at 108 rue (...)

Finance 04/03/2024

What will Nexity look like tomorrow?

Unsurprisingly, the Nexity Group has just published lower results for 2023, with a 9% fall in sales to €4.7bn and a collapse in net (...)

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 (...)

Office 04/03/2024

Paris 9th: Oxford Properties crystallises the value of 32 Blanche

According to our information, Oxford Properties signed at the end of last year a 2,800 sqm lease with Swiss company EOS Imaging at 32 (...)

Logistics 01/03/2024

Boasting record occupancy rate in France, Prologis expects a logistics market rebound in 2024

"Last year's economic climate was fairly complicated, but the logistics sector remains resilient despite the geopolitical and macroeconomic context," observed Cécile Tricault, Regional Head (...)

Finance 01/03/2024

“Investment appetite is generally much more favorable than last year”

In its latest Market Snapshot for EMEA Capital Markets, Colliers reviews the major real estate markets throughout Europe; from the “muted note” that closed (...)

Retail 29/02/2024

Sofidy and Klépierre finalise the acquisition of the O'Parinor shopping centre

Sofidy and Klépierre have just completed the acquisition of the O'Parinor shopping centre in Aulnay-sous-Bois. Completely renovated and extended in 2014, the 70,000 sqm shopping (...)

Logistics 29/02/2024

ARA Europe continues to expand in French logistics

Four months after winning a €35m portfolio of three 35,000 sqm logistics platforms for renovation, ARA Europe, the European arm of Asian asset management (...)

Logistics 29/02/2024

Logicor attracts a new tenant to Garonor

Logicor, the European owner, manager and developer of logistics property, has welcomed a new tenant to Garonor, a 65-hectare site with 21 buildings located (...)

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 (...)