Author: lgi

The Exhibition Book “Et Demain on fait quoi?” is out!

Six months ago, the Pavillon de l’Arsenal launched a call for contributions to the attention of all the city making players. 198 contributions answering the question “What do we do for tomorrow?” were collected and exhibited at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal in June 2020. It is now possible to discover and consult them in the exhibition book available at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal bookshop. We are happy to have our copy at les Grandes Idées and to find there the vision of Maud Caubet, Jacques Ferrier, Franck Boutté, Benjamin Delaux, Amaco, DVTUp, Anne-Elisabeth Bertucci, Vraiment Vraiment, Catherine Sabbah and so many others!
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Aymeric Oudin appointed as a Deputy Chief Executive Officer of EXTENDAM

Aymeric Oudin joined the EXTENDAM management team as a Deputy Chief Executive Officer in October 2020. The asset management company is the European leader of  private equity in the hotel industry and thus adds a new string to its bow for its strategy  management, for the development of the firm and the deployment of its institutional partnerships in France and Europe.

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[BONI.D] Shine Back: the backpack that makes cycling and urban life easier

Angèle Radjagobal dreamed of creating a company that encourages the use of bikes. And it’s done! Since September 15, the French Soundary Cycle brand has released its new backpack that make life easier for cyclists and pedestrians! Resistant, reflective, sustainable, fixable, unisex… this innovative backpack combines qualities and uses. With its unique design, simple and efficient clips and ergonomic storage, the new Soundary Cycle bag is a great innovation that promotes ecomobility with style.

 

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Les Grandes Idées organises Domaines & événements’ PR Launch !

Les Grandes Idées is glad to organise the PR  launch of Domaines & Evénements.  First domain management company, Domaines & Evénements offers a collection of event venues with a strong natural and historical heritage. Its motto: Unite & Reunite! Domaines & Evénements’ team is made up of a dozen intrapreneurs with expertise in venue management, events and services, gathered around the three complementary founders of the brand: Nicolas Tommasini, Geoffroy Perdon and Colas Guyonnaud.
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EXTENDAM seizes an investment opportunity in Spain

 EXTENDAM takes over the construction of a new 230-room economy hotel in Spain on a unique location in the hypercentre of Madrid. This operation is the result of an opportunity that arose during the lock down that EXTENDAM has been able to realise under interesting conditions with one of the main hotel operators in Spain: Continuum Hospitality Group. Construction work will start again in November 2020 and the hotel should open after the health crisis, at the end of 2022.
Jean-Marc Palhon, President of EXTENDAM, explains: “Spain is the 2nd most visited country in the world after France, ahead of the United States. It is one of the European territories where it is still possible to develop new hotel projects with confidence because of its real market depth. Real estate reserves are certainly constrained there, but much less than in France, Great Britain, Germany or Italy, thus creating the right conditions for the development of new construction or refurbishment projects. These conditions are also amplified by specific Spanish factors, especially economic ones, favorable to investment in the hotel sector, as attendance and investment constants that should keep on going after the health crisis, when the hotel will open in two years’ time“. Read the complete press release
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[BONI.D] M. Moustache: a new life for our shoes

A French consumer wears an average of 6 pairs of shoes per year and 95% of them will end up in the trash without being recycled. A French brand, M. Moustache is well decided to change the shoe industry. To achieve, the enterprise focuses on two main objectives: transform the manufacturing process by using recycled shoe materials and educate consumers by inviting them to drop off their old pairs in a wide range of shops. A year ago, M. Moustache created his own sole  from used shoes and called it [re]colt. With its 5 shops and more than 250 retailers, the sustainable brand founded in 2012 by Guillaume Alcan, Thibault Repelin and Antoine Vigneron, has already come a long way, and we wish they will not stop. Congratulations M.Moustache!
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Hotel business in progress but still low compared to usual periods

Thanks to a domestic clientele, the hotel activity continued to progress during the summer but remains below its usual performance according to the 6th edition of the monthly EXTENDAM barometer, analysing the Covid-19 impact on sector in Europe.

Vianney Lautrous, Asset Management Officer for EXTENDAM explains: “Some regions are doing well, notably Pays-de-Loire, Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes, even if they did not received a large international clientele, absent due to air activity almost stopped. France has thus maintained and strengthened its status as the leading tourist market in the world despite the very difficult contexte, but nevertheless recorded a business decline compared to usual activity”.
Read  all the results of the EXTENDAM Barometer updated on September 15 on Business Immo website along with interviews of Vianney Lautrous, André Juillard, Managing Director – Travel, Hospitality, Leisure & Catering at Deutsche Bank and Jean-Louis Boss, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer at D-Edge.
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Make yesterday’s resources, today’s buildings

On September 16, 2020 was launched one of the biggest initiative for the circular economy: The Booster du Réemploi. More than 30 major real estate, investment, insurance and construction companies committed to decisively and concretly boost reuse in France.

Les Grandes Idées is really pleased to have created the Booster du Réemploi’s identity with Jérémy Vince and to currently support its great team to develop this identity on the brand’s social networks, brochure and the hub’s digital plateform.

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The FCPR HOTELS SELECTION EUROPE N°3 awarded by the Victoires de la Pierre Papier’s jury

The FCPR Hôtels Sélection Europe n°3 is an investment solution allowing diversification into a particularly resilient sector: the European business hotel industry. This fund will be made up of around ten shareholdings in Europe, meeting a high level of ESG criteria. This targeted positioning earned them the Victoire de la Pierre-Papier (Gestion de Fortune) award in the “Real Estate Private Equity” category.

 

Extendam has once again proven its strategy’s relevance in a sector where numerous opportunities are emerging!
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Changemakers #11: Spreading the use of bio-based materials

“The aim is to help the profession players to move towards other types of materials such as bio-sourced materials, which are more in line with major ecological and social issues nowadays“, Virginie Gautier says.
As a design office with expertise in biosourced materials, Karibati is determined to change the uses in the building industry. Its objective is clear: to reduce the environmental impact of the construction sector through the development of bio-sourced materials. A mission of general interest and a unique corporate philosophy to be discovered in this new Changemakers Times interview. Virginie Gautier, head of development at Karibati answered our questions!
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