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Founded by Vincent Heurtel, WORM GENERATION breeds mealworms capable of biodegrading plastic waste (such as polystyrene) and organic food waste. These worms are then transformed into protein-rich animal feed, while their droppings serve as a natural fertilizer for agriculture.

The company also offers educational workshops on sustainable development, circular economy, and insect farming — raising awareness about the importance of biodiversity and waste management.

👏 Congratulations to the WORM GENERATION team for this groundbreaking initiative!

Learn more about Worm Generation

The FCPR Hôtel Sélection Europe No. 4 fund has been honored in the Real Estate Development Capital category at the 11th edition of the Victoires de la Pierre-Papier Awards, organized by Gestion de Fortune.

This award, given by wealth management advisors, recognizes EXTENDAM’s focused and resilient investment strategy in the European hospitality sector. Congratulations to the entire team! 👏

Discover the full list of winners

Following a call for expressions of interest launched by the City of Arles, the REDMAN – VESTIA GROUPE consortium has been selected to transform the 6-hectare Minimes brownfield site into an innovative, inclusive, and sustainable urban neighborhood.

Temporarily named Mix-Cité, this project is shaping up to be an open-air laboratory, blending housing, employment, culture, urban agriculture, soft mobility, and decarbonized energy.

🔹 An emblematic territory: where culture, biodiversity, and climate resilience intersect
🔹 A committed program: an image and life sciences campus, a media hub, housing for all, an agricultural park, shared spaces
🔹 A cooperative and evolving approach: co-construction with local residents and stakeholders
🔹 A strong environmental commitment: low-carbon design, water recovery, integrated biodiversity, targeting Mediterranean certification labels

💬 Matthias Navarro and Nicolas Ponson, co-founders of REDMAN, said: “Mix-Cité embodies what we stand for at REDMAN: building meaningful, inclusive projects deeply rooted in their territory. In Arles, we have found an ideal host land, driven by remarkable collective energy”.

Read Emmanuelle Graffin’s article in Business Immo

In 2023, despite a general slowdown in crowdfunding, the renewable energy sector continued to grow, with an 11.5% increase. This citizen-driven investment model enables everyone to contribute really to clean energy production, while earning an average return of 6.6%.

There are two main models:

• Crowdlending, based on interest-bearing loans
• Crowdequity, which involves acquiring equity in companies developing energy projects.

In the latter category, Énergie Partagée stands out as the leading platform in France, allowing citizens to directly participate in governance and project outcomes.

👉 An investment from just €10, with measurable environmental impact and a level of transparency highly valued by investors.

🔎 A trend to watch closely for anyone interested in the energy transition, new forms of sustainable finance, and citizen engagement.

Read the article in Le Monde de l’Énergie

In Paris, the Coco & rico workshop is rethinking design through local production and environmental commitment.

Clea Polar, Gabriel Defrocourt, and Jules de Breuyck — all passionate about textile design — founded this workshop to highlight French craftsmanship by producing clothing and accessories that are 100% made in France, with a focus on short supply chains and positive impact. Here, fashion meets conscience: eco-friendly materials, limited editions, mindful production… A network of workshops ensures both the quality of the products and adherence to ethical values. Coco & Rico’s mission is to democratize Made in France and ethical fashion.

👏 Hats off to Coco & rico for proving that fashion can be beautiful, local and responsible.

Learn more about Coco & rico

Heritage conversion, brand repositioning, offer diversification — the Lille metropolitan area is establishing itself as a prime destination for hotel investors.

Among them, EXTENDAM, a committed player of the transformation of the sector, is supporting several flagship projects in the city, such as:

✅ The upcoming Residence Inn by Marriott, designed for long stays
✅ The arrival of Babel Community, a new generation of hybrid hostels

In a context of increasing visitor numbers (+2 pts in 2024) and limited heritage supply, EXTENDAM is helping meet the growing demand for formats tailored to new uses.

🎯 A clear positioning: creating long-term value in regional cities by betting on high-potential assets and locally rooted hospitality.

Read Arnaud Deltenre’s article in Voyages d’Affaires

110 million pairs of glasses are sitting unused in drawers across France. Ophélie Vanbremeersch decided to give them a second life with Les Lunettes de Zac, an initiative born from a simple question she asked herself as a teenager: what happens to our old glasses?

Founded in 2020, the start-up collects, sorts, and refurbishes unused glasses, relying on a network of 1,500 collection points across the country. In 2024 alone, 60,000 pairs per month were recovered, restored, and put back into circulation.

✨ What makes the project unique:

– Strong social impact through a partnership with Groupe VITAMINE T, a social inclusion company

– Local production with measurable environmental benefits

– An innovative circular economy model tested in post offices and second-hand retail corners

Les Lunettes de Zac brings together inclusion, circular economy, and long-term vision. A project built with patience, purpose… and resilience.

📖 Read Ophélie’s full interview

On April 28 in Bercy, the French Ministers of the Economy and Tourism brought together funds and investors to accelerate the modernization of the French tourism industry.

🔍 Stated goal: modernize the offer, support the ecological transition, and strengthen France’s position as the world’s leading sustainable destination.

The event was also an opportunity for Jean-Marc Palhon, Chairman of EXTENDAM, to highlight the major challenges in transforming the French hotel sector and the relevance of private equity investment in hospitality.

💡 A strong signal for private investors, who are now called upon to support the upscale transformation and sustainable shift of the tourism offer.

Read Linda Lainé’s article in L’Echo Touristique

On a site made up of 11 buildings — some under safety hazard orders — Financière Saint James and REDMAN, in collaboration with DATA ARCHITECTES and THINK TANK architecture, carried out a large-scale transformation as part of a real estate development contract: over 10,000 sqm combining offices, social housing, and shops, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris.

For Business Immo, Nicolas Decloquement (Deputy CEO of REDMAN), Gregory Zeitoun (Director of Financière Saint James), and Colin Reynier (co-founder of DATA ARCHITECTES) revisit this flagship operation, conducted with a focus on reuse and sustainability. The project was conducted hand in hand with the City of Paris through a negotiated urban planning approach to meet both current and future needs of the neighborhood.

🔎 This complex project anticipates the principles of Paris’s future bioclimatic local urban plan (PLU).

💬 “We reimagined the investor/developer relationship by going beyond legal and contractual considerations, choosing instead to share both challenges and successes with agility over the long term” — Nicolas Decloquement, Deputy CEO of REDMAN

Read the interview by Luc-Etienne Rouillard Laffond in Business Immo

At the 7th edition of La Fabrique du Tourisme, the think tank driven by EXTENDAM, MKG Consulting, and Bpifrance, one key question was explored: Can AI contribute to a more sustainable hotel industry?

From customer experience personalization to energy optimization and reducing F&B impact, artificial intelligence is opening up new horizons for the hospitality sector.

Bertrand Pullès (EXTENDAM) points out: “In the coming years, hospitality will evolve through the influence of big data and AI, enabling not only enhanced personalization and service optimization, but also better understanding of environmental and social impacts”.

This shift is progressive, with challenges still to address, but AI holds great promise in reconciling economic performance and responsibility.

Read Nathalie Foulon’s article in Industrie Hôtelière