Groupe Créquy

What Groupe Créquy does

Groupe Créquy (legal entity SAS IMMAGENCE) is a privately-held French real estate firm headquartered in Lyon that, since 1999, has specialized in the acquisition, rehabilitation, and reconversion of heritage properties in city centers across southeastern France (Lyon, Nice, Nîmes, Saint-Étienne, Toulon, Marseille, Mulhouse). Its core capability is end-to-end historic-building rehabilitation, delivered through a four-stage model — conception, rehabilitation, commercialization, and ongoing property management — that combines architectural preservation (tomettes, carreaux de ciment, Belle Époque features, lime-hemp insulation) with eco-responsible upcycling and locally-implanted trade partners. The company operates five agencies and reports 200+ rehabilitated buildings, 15 transformed neighborhoods, and 5,000+ investors in its network over a 25-year track record.

The commercial platform spans three primary investment products: (1) Immobilier Direct — full property acquisition in preselected historic buildings priced from approximately €145K to €729K; (2) SCI (Société Civile Immobilière) — fractional ownership via share subscriptions accessible from €10,000 per share with no subscription or transfer fees, fully digitized through a Universign-powered e-signature workflow; and (3) Emprunt Obligataire — private bond issuance allowing select investors to fund future projects for complementary income. These vehicles are layered onto six French fiscal-advantaged sub-products (Loi Pinel, Loi Pinel Optimisé Déficit Foncier, Loi Malraux, Déficit Foncier, Monuments Historiques, Loc'Avantages), positioning tax optimization as the central investor value proposition alongside rental income and heritage preservation.

The business model generates revenue through a combination of one-time property sales, recurring SCI subscription inflows, professional property-management fees, and licensing/royalty-style bond income. Distribution is direct-to-investor via the company's website and a self-serve investor portal, supplemented by content marketing, email newsletters, and organic social presence. The customer base is overwhelmingly private individual investors seeking tax-optimized real estate exposure, with institutional investors as a secondary, non-primary segment. The company does not disclose revenue or funding data, and no private equity, venture capital, or public-market ownership is indicated.

Name

Groupe Créquy

Legal name

SAS IMMAGENCE

Website

https://groupecrequy.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Groupe Créquy is a Lyon-based privately-held real estate firm that rehabilitates historic city-center buildings across southeastern France and sells or fractionally underwrites them to private investors through direct sales, SCI shares (from €10,000), and private bonds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment Services

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Residential Remodelers (236118), Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (531190)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Lessors Of Real Property, Nec (6519)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Historic building rehabilitation
• Real estate investment
• Tax optimization regimes
• Fractional property ownership
• Property management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Sales: Sale of rehabilitated historic properties to private investors seeking tax optimization through various French fiscal regimes (Pinel, Malraux, Déficit Foncier, Monuments Historiques, Loc'Avantages)
2. SCI Share Subscriptions: Fractional ownership through SCI structures starting from €10,000 per share, with 100% digital subscription process. No subscription or transfer fees.
3. Property Management: Ongoing property management services for rented properties, including rental management, legal protection, and administrative handling
4. Obligations/Bonds: Private bond issuance allowing investors to participate in funding the group's future projects with complementary revenue income

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Groupe Créquy rehabilitates historic urban buildings in French city centers and offers private investors tax-optimized real estate investment through three formats: direct property acquisition (IMMOBILIER DIRECT), fractional ownership via SCI shares starting at €10,000, and private bond subscriptions (EMPRUNT OBLIGATAIRE). The company complements these investment products with ongoing rental property management, legal protection through a partner law firm, and a digital investor portal for tracking investments and receiving quarterly work progress and annual management reports.

Product overview

Groupe Créquy operates a multi-format real estate investment platform centered on the rehabilitation of historic urban buildings in southeastern France. The core offering comprises three main investment products: (1) IMMOBILIER DIRECT — direct property acquisition in preselected historic buildings; (2) SCI — fractional ownership via share subscription starting at €10,000, enabling access to otherwise inaccessible properties with digital onboarding; and (3) EMPRUNT OBLIGATAIRE — private bond instrument for financing the Group's projects. These are complemented by seven tax-advantaged sub-products (Loi Pinel Optimisé Déficit Foncier, Loi Malraux, Déficit Foncier, Monuments Historiques, Loi Pinel, Loc'Avantages) that serve as the fiscal framework for investments. The company manages a portfolio of real estate projects across Nice, Nîmes, Toulon, Lyon, Saint-Étienne, and Mulhouse, ranging from full building rehabilitations to surélévation (vertical extension) developments. All SCI subscriptions are fully digitized via an online investor portal with e-signature through Universign.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SCI (Société Civile Immobilière) Products: Fractional real estate investment products including SCI Riviera, SCI Romane, SCI Nicea Renov, and SCI Fregate series offering tax-efficient property investment opportunities.

Products and services

• IMMOBILIER DIRECT Direct acquisition of preselected historic urban properties in French city centers, eligible to Déficit Foncier, Monuments Historiques, and Malraux tax regimes. Targeted at private investors seeking full property ownership and tax optimization.
• SCI (Société Civile Immobilière) Fractional ownership investment in rehabilitated historic properties via SCI share subscription, accessible from €10,000 per share with a 100% digital subscription process. Targeted at private investors who want to access historic real estate with tax optimization (Déficit Foncier, Malraux) at a lower entry point than direct acquisition.
• EMPRUNT OBLIGATAIRE (Bond Investment)
• Loi Pinel Optimisé Déficit Foncier
• Loi Malraux
• Déficit Foncier
• Monuments Historiques
• Loi Pinel
• Loc'Avantages
• Groupe Créquy Investor Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of delivered housing offered at moderate prices (prices modérés)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UniversignsupportingTechnology or IntegrationDigital signature service provider enabling 100% online subscription process for SCI shares. Provides legally compliant electronic signatures for investment contracts.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Icade: French real estate company with a healthcare and office portfolio managed under SIIC status. Comparable to Créquy in structuring French real estate for institutional and individual investors, but operates at much larger scale and primarily in commercial assets rather than historic residential.
• Altarea Cogedim: Major French real estate group active in residential development, rehabilitation of urban brownfields, retail, and office assets. Comparable to Créquy in residential urban revitalization and investor-facing product offerings, but operates as a large diversified incumbent rather than a heritage specialist.
• Nexity: Largest French integrated real estate developer offering new construction, rehabilitation, rental management, and tax-optimized investment products (Pinel, Malraux, etc.). Overlaps with Créquy across the rehabilitation-to-investment-to-management value chain but at vastly greater scale and including new-build.
• Kaufman & Broad: French residential developer with a strong individual-investor offering including Pinel, Malraux, and Déficit Foncier-eligible products. Comparable to Créquy in marketing tax-optimized residential investments to retail buyers, but primarily focused on new-build rather than heritage rehabilitation.
• Vinci Immobilier: Real estate development arm of the Vinci group, offering new-build and rehabilitation programs with Pinel-eligible products across major French cities. Comparable to Créquy in serving individual investors seeking tax-advantaged property purchases, though with significantly broader geographic and product coverage.
• Eiffage Immobilier: Real estate subsidiary of Eiffage group, active in new construction and rehabilitation across France with investor-targeted products. Comparable to Créquy in addressing French tax-driven residential demand but at larger scale and with broader product mix including commercial.

Direct peers

• Perial Asset Management: French real estate asset manager operating SCPI and SCI vehicles for individual and institutional investors seeking tax-optimized real estate exposure. Highly comparable to Créquy's SCI fractional model and tax-driven product positioning in the French retail-investor market.
• Paref: French SIIC (REIT-like) group managing SCPI, OPPCI, and direct real estate funds with a strong focus on historic Parisian and regional assets. Comparable to Créquy in offering tax-advantaged French real estate products to individual investors and in heritage-property repositioning.

Emerging players

• Groupe Réalités: Mid-sized French real estate developer active in territorial revitalization, energy renovation, and tax-optimized investment products across western and central France. Comparable to Créquy in urban rehabilitation focus and individual-investor tax offerings, though with stronger new-build orientation.
• Patrimoine & Résidences (P&R): Smaller French real estate firm specializing in heritage building rehabilitation and tax-optimized investment products (Malraux, Monuments Historiques) in regional city centers. Direct niche competitor to Créquy with similar focus on historic urban assets and SCI-style investor offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/groupecrequy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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