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July 7, 2026
CDC Habitat acquires 8,500 intermediate-income housing units from the government
After completing €4.7 billion in investments in 2025 — a volume equal to that recorded the full previous year — CDC Habitat intends to maintain a steady pace of both acquisitions and divestitures in 2026, as its CEO, Clément Lecuivre, assured Business Immo this spring.
July 3, 2026
'The office isn't going away; it's becoming more strategic,' says Gecina's CEO
In a rapidly changing office market, value creation will depend on optimizing operational efficiency and adapting its assets to the various transitions the sector is undergoing, says Gecina CEO Beñat Ortega. To achieve this, the publicly traded real estate company — whose commercial real estate portfolio stood at €14.7 billion as of Dec. 31, 2025 — will continue to focus on prime, distinctive sites that meet environmental requirements. For the opening article of the latest issue of Business Immo Global magazine, Ortega outlines the real estate company’s value creation strategy.
July 2, 2026
"Barings Real Estate has around €2bn of dry powder to invest across Europe"
Having already acquired 46 Notre-Dame-des-Victoires earlier this year, Barings Real Estate has once again made a name for itself in the capital, this time by acquiring the Balenciaga store located at 336 rue Saint-Honoré, in Paris’s 1st arrondissement. With his teams having recently moved into their new offices at 12 rue Saint-Florentin, Guillaume Bieganski, Managing Director and Country Head for France, outlines the ambitious growth plans of the American investment management firm, both in Europe and in France.
June 30, 2026
Paris 1st: Barings acquires 336 Saint-Honoré
Barings confirms once again his appetite for Parisian stone. According to our information, the American management company has this time acquired 336 Saint-Honoré, in the 1st arrondissement.
June 16, 2026
BHV Marais sold to new operator; Partnership with Shein canceled
The Société des Grands Magasins, or SGM, co-founded by Frédéric Merlin, announced today that it is selling the business operations of BHV Marais to the “management team” of the Parisian department store, which has decided to “end” its much-criticized partnership with Shein, calling it a “strategic error.”
June 10, 2026
URW set to acquire full ownership of Westfield UTC for $705 million
URW has made organic growth its “guiding principle,” as CEO Vincent Rouget explained to Business Immo ahead of the Siec trade show this week in Paris.
June 5, 2026
The Daum’n building in Paris has been taken off the market
Yet another investment deal will not go through on the Paris market.
June 2, 2026
Choose France: AI, data centers and logistics attract investment
Held this Monday amid the splendor of the Palace of Versailles, the Choose France summit lived up to all expectations, with €93 billion in investments announced, representing the creation of more than 15,000 jobs.
May 26, 2026
Pontegadea in exclusive talks for Paris' Capital 8 business center
The investment vehicle of Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega —whose group owns the brands Zara, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Stradivarius and Massimo Dutti — is interested in a 45,100-square-meter Paris office building.
May 19, 2026
Tikehau Investment Management: Strength in unity
Announced late last year, the merger of the asset management firm Sofidy with its sister company Tikehau Investment Management was finalized in early May. This union has created a real estate platform managing €14.3 billion in assets across 10 European countries and the United States on behalf of both individual and institutional investors. Its fully embraced growth ambitions could involve some massive deals.
May 5, 2026
Hines ready to go in Europe
Buoyed by strong fundraising, Hines plans to complete more than a third of its investments in Europe in 2026. And France will be at the heart of this ambition.
April 9, 2026
Sale of 29-33 Champs-Élysées finalized for €402 million
Another massive deal has been closed on one of the most beautiful avenues in the world.
April 1, 2026
Accor signs memorandum of understanding to sell its stake in Essendi
It was an open secret, the details of which were publicly revealed this evening: Accor and Blackstone, which had been in talks for months, as reported by Business Immo on Feb. 19, have finally signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the sale of Accor’s 30.56% stake in Essendi — formerly AccorInvest.
March 4, 2026
Bain Capital on the lookout for opportunities in France
Active in European real estate markets since 2019, Bain Capital was involved in some of the biggest deals signed in Paris in 2025. After deploying more than €1 billion last year on the Old Continent, the American asset management company intends to forge ahead.
February 26, 2026
Hines signs agreement to acquire 83 Marceau in Paris
Despite the uncertainty hanging over the real estate markets at the start of the year, particularly in the office sector, the capital's most prime commercial assets appear to be retaining their liquidity.
February 12, 2026
Knight Frank creates new premium residential department in Paris
Knight Frank has launched a new, prime residential real estate department, led by Alison Ashby who joins from Junot Fine Properties.
January 6, 2026
One of Paris' largest arenas to be acquired by concert giant Live Nation
American entertainment behemoth Live Nation, producer of concerts for numerous international stars, told AFP on Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with Ovalto, the holding company of businessman Jacky Lorenzetti, to acquire Paris La Défense Arena, Europe's largest indoor venue.
December 16, 2025
Kering and Ardian sign $900 million deal on New York's Fifth Avenue
They livened up the investment market at the beginning of this year, and they've decided to do it again as 2025 draws to a close.
December 4, 2025
The 2025 vintage of 'aborted and or withdrawn deals' in France
Not a week goes by without a deal falling through or a property being withdrawn from the market. With some of its leading professionals, Business Immo takes a close look at the real estate industry's balancing act.
December 3, 2025
Kerria AM acquires a mixed-use development in the Marais district of Paris
Kerria AM finalized a new acquisition in France's capital at the end of last week, a mixed-use complex in the Marais district.

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