Key Takeaways
- • Partners Group has launched French New Living, a residential investment strategy in France targeting approximately 2,000 rental apartments with a gross asset value of €300 million ($346 million).
- • The strategy focuses on class A rental housing for young adults and plans to assemble the portfolio over the next 12 months.
- • Partners Group has already secured 560 apartments through two forward-purchase agreements in Choisy-le-Roi and Pantin in the Greater Paris region, expected to be completed by mid-2028.
- • The properties will be operated by Urban Campus, according to the reported details.
- • The initiative extends Partners Group's European residential investments, supported by housing supply constraints, demographic trends and declining homeownership affordability in major metropolitan markets.
Summary
Partners Group, the Swiss investment manager, has launched a new residential investment strategy in France, according to multiple sources. The strategy, known as French New Living, targets a portfolio of approximately 2,000 rental apartments with a gross asset value of €300 million ($346 million).
The strategy will focus on class A rental housing for young adults. Partners Group plans to assemble the portfolio over the next 12 months, and has already secured 560 apartments through two forward-purchase agreements in Choisy-le-Roi and Pantin, both in the Greater Paris region. These properties are expected to be completed by mid-2028 and will be operated by Urban Campus.
The launch reflects Partners Group's continued expansion in Europe's residential sector. The firm cites housing supply constraints, demographic trends and declining homeownership affordability in major metropolitan markets as supporting factors for the investment thesis.
The French initiative adds to the firm's existing European residential investments, though the source material available for this report does not detail those holdings.
The strategy will focus on class A rental housing for young adults. Partners Group plans to assemble the portfolio over the next 12 months, and has already secured 560 apartments through two forward-purchase agreements in Choisy-le-Roi and Pantin, both in the Greater Paris region. These properties are expected to be completed by mid-2028 and will be operated by Urban Campus.
The launch reflects Partners Group's continued expansion in Europe's residential sector. The firm cites housing supply constraints, demographic trends and declining homeownership affordability in major metropolitan markets as supporting factors for the investment thesis.
The French initiative adds to the firm's existing European residential investments, though the source material available for this report does not detail those holdings.
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