Our clients share the same needs: generating value and reducing risks. Generating value involves considering the knowledge gained through data, efficient delivery, improving occupancy rates and asset performance, accelerating decarbonization, enhancing asset attractiveness, and optimizing and resilient returns. Financial and reputational risks are inherent in executing investment and operating budgets, carrying out significant works, asset depreciation due to the effects of climate change, regulatory and environmental non-compliance, and evolving customer needs.
Investment fund clients are constantly impacted by major global trends.
For example, digitization is a general trend that has consequences for the sector. The surge in demand for online commerce creates a need for logistics warehouses and data centers. This demand increased exponentially during the current pandemic. Demographic growth is a global trend, which has caused a shortage in the real estate market. This situation is accompanied by new needs, including rental housing, private care facilities, and student housing. Our banks, investors, and developers anticipate these trends and invest in these various asset classes.
Sustainability and decarbonization influence the needs and decisions of tenants and clients, as well as the cost of borrowing for investors. These factors can impact asset values and influence investors’ decisions to invest through funds, banks, or developers. In many countries, sustainability and decarbonization can also play a role in determining the legal status of an asset from a regulatory compliance perspective, as well as contribute to the acceptability of operations.
Interest rates are at the heart of investment strategy for banks. High rates improve the ability of banks to invest in capital expenditures (CAPEX) for new projects. Low rates improve profitability and asset optimization. Low rates allow developers and investors to take advantage of reduced borrowing costs for financing (or refinancing) projects and investments.
Due to these trends, many clients are under pressure. Our teams are constantly listening to our clients in order to better understand their needs. We rely on client feedback to help them achieve their objectives. As an international company, we support our clients consistently from country to country and leverage our global and digital solutions.