Type public Headquarters France Number of employees 809 | Traded as Euronext: FDR Founded 1963 | |
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Industry Commercial Real Estate
Parking lot
Residential Real Estate Key people Christophe Kullmann,ceo,chair
Charles Ruggieri,sv chair Revenue €789.6 million (2010 revenue)3.7% Operating income Stock price FDR (EPA) € 75.70 -0.10 (-0.13%)13 Mar, 5:35 PM GMT+1 - Disclaimer Subsidiaries Beni Stabili S.p.A., Fonciere Developpement | ||
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Foncière des Régions ([fɔ̃.sjɛʁ dɛ ʁe.ʒjɔ̃]) is a holding company of real estate investment (REIT) companies that own residential and commercial properties in 8 countries (mostly Europe). Its business comes from the rental and leasing of properties (including hotels and car lots) over 70% of which is office space in France and Italy (in 2009 vacancy rates were at 5.3% in France, in other major markets like Rome, Italy rental income was lower because office space use was halved). Its biggest clients are major companies the largest of which is France Telecom which rented half of Fonciere's office space in France (about 1 million m2 (though its share of rental income was 51% in 2009 compared to 60% in 2008). Other major customers are Telecom Italia and Electricite de France and IBM. The company has a 15% interest in France's biggest business park developer, Altarea SCA. Most properties are under its control however there are also about 60 properties that it has a minor stake in (interests in them range from 25 to 38 percent). Widely recognized properties include one of France's tallest skyscrapers Tour Gan (also known as CB21) and Carré Suffren in Paris.
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Other assets include parking lots (Parcs GFR), retirement homes, warehouses (Fonciere Europe Logistique SCA, Fonciere Developpement Logements SA) hotels, medical facilities, and business parks (15% of France's largest developer Altarea SA).
Altogether the company had a market value of between €3.5 and €3.9 billion in 2010.
History
Fonciere des Regions was created in 1963 as Garages Souterrains de Metz an operator of underground garages/parking lots. Most growth happened in the 21st century beginning with key acquisitions and leaseback agreements with EDF, AXA, AGF between 2000 and 2004. In 2000 it acquired housing developer Sovakle. In 2004 the division dealing with hotels, Foncière des Murs was formed.
Fonciere des Regions's largest shareholder is currently Italian Delfin (the holding company of Italian billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio) with a nearly 30% stake.
Operations
Through subsidiares Fonciere operates in France, Italy, UK, Luxembourg (Batisica, FDR Luxand and 67% ownership of CCP Duisberg and GSS III Partners), Germany (EM), Belgium (NC), USA (73% of Red Sail Real Estate Holding USA Inc. which is based in LA, NYC, and Chicago) and Portugal.
In 2010 rental income (€789.6 million consolidated up on the year due to French office acquisitions, of which €521.3 million represented the group share which was down slightly because of a lowered interest in Beni Stabili) came mostly from the offices business segment (totalled 79% 54% in France and 25% in Italy) but also from logistics operations (11%) and the service sector (10%). Total revenues increased only in the service sector (4.4% due to 7% higher Accor income) and Italian offices sector (up 4.3%). Vancancies affected results from the offices business in France.
Divisions (these three are separate publicly traded companies) in order of size are
Foncière Développement Logements controls all of the company's French (in Ile-de-France) and German (Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony) residential properties which include apartments and condominiums. SCI Marceau and Triname and Garonor France III are among numerous subsidiaries managed through the division.
Foncière des Murs (25% interest) is a SIIC that provides hospitality services in addition to its function as landlord of hotels and restaurants.
Foncière Europe Logistique is the subsidiary that controls assets relating to Logistics in France and Germany.