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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.
October 13, 2025
A duo invests in the conversion of office space into PBSA in Paris
Discreetly, Assembly, the French investment and development subsidiary of British asset manager Mark Capital Management, and management company Eternam have acquired two office buildings in the west of Paris. Their objective? To transform these vacant assets into PBSA — purpose-built student accommodation — residences for students and young professionals.
October 6, 2025
How the year is shaping up differently for real estate in the UK, US, France and Germany
September, traditionally the month when the real estate industry gets down to some serious work after the summer break, has come and gone. As Expo Real, the key international real estate conference, gets underway Monday in Munich, Germany, here's a comparison of the performance of four of the largest commercial property markets, the United Kingdom, United States, France and Germany, and a review of the major themes of 2025 for each.
October 1, 2025
Shein chooses France to open its first physical stores
Asian platform Shein has chosen France to open its first permanent physical stores, a world-first and a "commitment to revitalizing city centers", says the brand regularly accused of unfair competition for flooding the market with discount products sold online.
September 17, 2025
In one of French capital’s largest single-asset deals, Paris’ Pullman Montparnasse sells for €300 million
Investment firms Bain Capital, Columbia Threadneedle and QuinSpark Investment Partners acquired the 957-room Pullman Montparnasse in Paris for €300 million ($355 million) or €313,480 ($370,477) per room, according to CoStar.
September 17, 2025
Bain Capital completes acquisition of Pullman Paris Montparnasse from URW
It's now a done deal. Bain Capital, in partnership with Columbia Threadneedle and QuinSpark Investment Partners, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Pullman Paris Montparnasse. The 957-room, four-star hotel was sold by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield for just over €300 million, or more than €315,000 per key.
September 15, 2025
Eye-popping acquisition shines sun on Côte d’Azur luxury hotel segment
Hotel acquisitions that involve a per-key price tag of more than $1 million, even £1 million, are becoming the reality now in Europe, whereas that might have been only a U.S. concept just a decade ago.
September 10, 2025
[EXCLUSIVE] Morgan Stanley on track to acquire logistics asset in Vitry-sur-Seine
At the end of a major restructuring program, Altarea Logistique Urbaine is ready to crystallize the value created by its distribution warehouse in Vitry-sur-Seine. According to our information, Altarea Logistique Urbaine has granted Morgan Stanley exclusive rights to sell its 7,600 m2 asset.
August 26, 2025
A luxury giant thinks bigger in Paris
LVMH, Richemont, Kering, Hermès, Chanel... For many years, the luxury giants have been making record acquisitions on Paris's most prestigious avenues. Hermès, for example, paid around €300 million for 17 rue de Sèvres in 2024. In the same year, Chanel signed for 42 avenue Montaigne for over €250 million.
August 8, 2025
Foreign investment takes bigger share of UK, French and German real estate but less in US
Investment across the UK, French and German commercial real estate markets has followed a similar pattern this year, with stubbornly flat figures boosted by increased interest from foreign investors. That pattern contrasts sharply with the US where inward foreign investment has fallen away.

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