Savills: Investment in France boosted by retail and serviced properties in Q1 2013 (FR) These two sectors significantly boosted the market in the first quarter of 2013 accounting for four of the seven deals of over €100 million. Furthermore, these market segments represented a significant portion of regional portfolio... More »

French investment market hits €16.8 billion in 2012, reflecting 4.5% annual increase (FR) Boris Cappelle, head of investment at Savills France, says: "2012 was a surprisingly good year for the French investment market, which was boosted by the rise in transactions over €100 million as well as a few deals above the €500 million mark. More »

Stam sells Adenine office building in Lyon (FR) The 6,897 m² office asset, constructed in 2007, is situated within Lyon’s Bioparc area and is fully let to eight tenants in the health sector including MGEN, Erytech and MACSF. More »

Savills: E-commerce boosts retail warehouse market in France (FR) The international real estate advisor further expects the number of warehouse properties built or refurbished purely for e-commerce services... More »

SMES to drive Ile-de-France office rental market in 2012 (FR) Savills forecasts take up across Paris markets will reach approximately 2,197,618 m² in 2012, representing a year on year drop of 10%, however 2011 saw take up reach 2,441,798 m², marking a 14% growth on 2010. More »

Savills advises in sale of Saint-Omer shopping center (FR) The development was completed in June 2010 and comprises nine retail units and a petrol station. It is fully let to tenants including Carrefour Market, who have taken 2,800 m² of space. More »

Savills strengthens valuation team in France with David Poole (FR) David joins Savills from DTZ. He started his real estate career at DTZ's UK business in 1999 before relocating to the company's Paris valuation team in 2001 where he became director of DTZ Eurexi in 2006. More »

Savills values two office buildings in Paris CBD (FR) Deutsche Hypo has refinanced the two properties, in Rue de Louvre and Avenue Matignon, to Gecina for €104 million. More »

Corio sells Metz property for €30 million (FR) Savills acted as joint advisor to Corio with Cushman & Wakefield. The property is located in Rue Serpenoise in the heart of Metz’s commercial center and is let to Zara and department store Printemps. More »

Savills advises Redevco in sale of Paris office (FR) 51 Rue d’Anjou. The property, which is currently vacant and located... More »

Savills advises Cambridge Place Investment on Paryseine sale (FR) Paryseine. Building A has a total of 7,159 m² of office space while building B comprises 13,552 m² of warehouse, office and light industrial space. More »

STAM sells fully-let office building (FR) The property, which includes 98 parking spaces, has been bought... More »

CB Richard Ellis Investors announces second purchase in France for Pan European Core Fund (FR) Central Parc is a business park located at 255, boulevard Robert Ballanger in Villepinte and in the vicinity of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. More »

Karim Olivier Lacheheb joins retail team at Savills France (FR) Karim Olivier Lacheheb. Karim has 16 years’ experience in the... More »

Savills: French shopping centers rank first for investors (FR) The research benchmarks five key criteria for the 18 European markets surveyed including sales prospects, GDP volatility over 15 years,... More »

Savills advises on purchase of €160-mln. Paris office portfolio (FR) International real estate advisor Savills advised FPF on the purchase from SAGI Immobilier d’Entreprise, a subsidiary of Société Nationale Immobilière (SNI), who are part of the Caisse des Dépôts group. More »

A new record for French retail investment in 2010 (FR) The international real estate advisor records that sales of shopping centers and malls accounted for 64% of the market, totaling €1. More »

Savills France begins expansion plan with Office Agency recruits (FR) Raymond Genre-Grandpierre. Pierre Antoine Matrand. More »

Swiss Life secures 2010's second biggest leasing transaction in Levallois Perret (FR) The Vasco de Gama property complex in Paris. The property complex,... More »

Attracted by secured assets investors' interest remains for prime French retail (FR) Christophe Gouny head of the retail department at Savills comments: “We believe that this upward trend in investment is set to continue... More »