Régie Braun

What Régie Braun does

Régie Braun SA is a Lausanne-based real estate management (gérance immobilière) firm founded in 1942, operating as a private Swiss société anonyme under family control with Philippe Braun (son of founder notary Edouard Braun) serving as Chairman. The company provides integrated property management services to property owners and condominium associations across Canton Vaud, organized into four operational departments: PPE (condominium administration), Location (rental management), Comptabilité (accounting and rent collection), and Technique (technical management and renovation oversight). It manages more than 15,500 objects across 390+ rental buildings and administers more than CHF 159M in annual rental income, supported by a team of 45+ professionals including federally certified gérants d'immeubles, accountants, and technical specialists.

The company's technology layer centers on the "Ma Régie" online portal (hosted at braun.tayo.cloud), which provides tenants and owners with 24/7 access to lease documents, incident reporting, and financial information. Régie Braun was the first Swiss property manager to publish all digital floor plans of its managed portfolio online. The firm also operates a brokerage subsidiary, Régie Braun Courtage SA (founded 1974), which handles property sales and acquisitions under a tiered commission structure (5% up to CHF 500k, 3% from CHF 500k-4M, 2% above CHF 4M), plus an expertise and promotion arm providing valuations, real estate promotion, and specialized advisory on rental law and taxation.

Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring property management fees charged to owners (negotiated individually, not publicly disclosed), transactional brokerage commissions on property sales, and professional service fees for expertise, valuation, and promotion work. Distribution is direct through the Rue Centrale 5 headquarters (walk-in reception Monday-Friday 7h00-14h00), supplemented by the online portal and an active apprenticeship program. The company owns its headquarters building — the same structure where it was founded — operates approximately 152 photovoltaic panels on the roof, and maintains a network of sustainability partnerships (bison conservation, tree planting, urban beekeeping, myclimate carbon offset) used as brand differentiation and tenant-experience levers rather than as a growth engine.

Name

Régie Braun

Legal name

Régie Braun SA

Website

https://regiebraun.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Régie Braun SA is a family-controlled Lausanne-based property management firm founded in 1942 that manages 15,500+ objects across Canton Vaud for owners, tenants, and condominium associations through gérance, brokerage, and technical services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Property Management

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Association Maintenance, Vendor & Capital Project Management (BPAJAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Townhome & PUD Association Management (BPAJAHAE)

Keywords

• Property management services
• Condominium administration
• Rental management
• Real estate brokerage
• Property accounting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Property Management Fees: Ongoing management fees charged to property owners for managing their real estate portfolio. Includes PPE administration, rental management, accounting, and technical services.
2. Brokerage/Transaction Fees: Commission-based fees from property sales and purchases. Tiered structure: 5% for properties up to CHF 500,000, 3% for CHF 500,000 to 4 million, 2% for properties over CHF 4 million.
3. Expertise and Consulting: Property valuation and expert opinions for sales, bank financing, legal proceedings, and other professional purposes.
4. Real Estate Promotion: Development and promotion of new real estate projects including rental buildings, PPE, villas, and subsidized housing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Régie Braun is a Lausanne-based real estate management firm that administers residential and commercial properties on behalf of owners. Its core offerings cover condominium (PPE) administration, rental (Location) management, accounting (Comptabilité), and technical (Technique) services. The firm also runs a brokerage subsidiary (Régie Braun Courtage SA) for property sales and acquisitions, plus an online portal called Ma Régie for tenant and owner self-service.

Product overview

Régie Braun operates as a real estate management company offering a unified platform of property services. The core offering consists of PPE (condominium management), Location (rental management), Comptabilité (accounting), and Technique (technical management) services, supplemented by Expertise/Promotion/Advice services. Ma Régie serves as the primary online tenant and owner portal for document access, incident reporting, and financial management. Régie Braun Courtage SA is a brokerage subsidiary for property sales and acquisitions. The company also provides a rental application portal, downloadable PDF documents for applications in multiple languages, and a favorites/subscription system for property searches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ma Régie: Online tenant and property owner portal providing access to lease documents, incident reporting, and property management information.

Products and services

• PPE (Propriété par étages) Condominium Management
• Location (Rental Management)
• Comptabilité (Property Accounting)

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,500+ properties managed with care
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• L'Abeille Vaudoise (Nicolas Charotton)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Urban beekeeping partnership with 8 hives installed on company rooftop. Apiarist manages hives and produces approximately 800 pots of honey annually, given as gifts to new tenants.
• Association Bisons d'Europe de la forêt de SuchyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership since 2019 for bison conservation. For every 100 new leases signed, Régie Braun contributes to saving one European bison. The company sponsors Sultane, the first bison born at Suchy.
• myclimateminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Carbon offset partnership supporting certified climate protection projects including reforestation in Nicaragua (2024), organic waste to fertilizer in Nepal (2021), and Swiss peatland renaturation (2020).
• Association des Forêts VaudoisesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Tree planting initiative: for every residential lease signed, one rare tree species is planted in Vaud forests. Over 9,500 trees planted between 2009-2013. Trees absorb approximately 25kg CO2 per year at maturity.
• USPI Vaud (Union Suisse des Professionnels de l'Immobilier)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association membership ensuring adherence to ethical standards and professional ethics in real estate. Philippe Braun served as president of SVR (Société Vaudoise des Régisseurs).
• Chambre Vaudoise Immobilière (CVI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional chamber providing legal advice, training, and dedicated services for property owners in Vaud Canton.
• Fiduciaire Bettex Frères & Partenaires SAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal fiduciary partner providing legal and tax expertise, invested in by Régie Braun to ensure comprehensive professional support.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Wincasa AG: Switzerland's largest property manager, based in Winterthur, manages tens of thousands of residential and commercial units across all major Swiss regions. The single most direct comparable to Régie Braun in service scope (PPE, rental, accounting, technical) and target customer (institutional and private owners), differing primarily in national scale versus Régie Braun's regional concentration in Vaud.
• Livit AG: Major Swiss property management company (subsidiary of the Migros Group) offering full-service portfolio management, rental, PPE administration, and brokerage with national coverage. Directly comparable to Régie Braun on service stack and on the recurring-fee revenue model, but operating at materially larger scale across multiple cantons.
• Bernheim: Long-established Lausanne- and Geneva-based real estate firm offering property management, brokerage, and PPE administration in the same Lake Geneva catchment as Régie Braun. Closest head-to-head regional competitor given overlapping canton, customer type, and integrated service model.
• Naef Immobilier (Naef & Cie): Geneva-rooted Swiss real estate firm spanning property management, brokerage, and project services in the Lemanic arc. Comparable to Régie Braun in integrated property management plus brokerage, with overlap in the owner and tenant customer segments around Lake Geneva.
• Procimmo SA: Swiss real estate services firm providing property management and advisory across residential portfolios. Direct peer for the recurring property-management fee model in French-speaking Switzerland, particularly relevant for institutional owner accounts.
• Engel & Völkers: Hamburg-headquartered real estate brokerage franchise with deep Swiss operations. Most directly comparable to Régie Braun Courtage SA on the brokerage/transaction side of the business, and a competitor for owner-side mandates in Lausanne's premium residential segments.

Regional players

• Apleona Real Estate (Switzerland): German-headquartered facility and real estate services group with Swiss operations serving commercial and institutional real estate owners. Comparable as a property-management operator entering Switzerland with broader geographic reach and corporate backing — a structural competitor for any larger institutional mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield Switzerland: Global commercial real estate services firm with a Swiss presence offering property management, valuation, and brokerage. Overlaps with Régie Braun on the institutional-side brokerage and management of larger commercial mandates, but operates within a much broader, corporate-platform service suite.
• CBRE Switzerland: Global real estate services leader active in Switzerland, providing property management, investment sales, and advisory to institutional owners. Comparable on institutional portfolio management and brokerage revenue mix, though typically serving larger commercial assets than Régie Braun's residential-heavy book.
• JLL Switzerland (Jones Lang LaSalle): International real estate services firm with Swiss operations covering property management, capital markets, and valuation. Comparable as a competitor for institutional mandates and a benchmark on technology-enabled service delivery at Régie Braun's customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/regiebraun

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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