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Investing and buildingacross Europe

Real estate development and investment across France and Europe: the rigour of a banking group, the return discipline of private equity, and risk carried on our own balance sheet.

25
years in real estate development and investment
€6bn
of schemes delivered, 750,000 sq m
€1.9bn
of assets sold in 2019, France's leading developer
€500M
invested in student housing across eight deals (2023–2025)
6
countries: France, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal

Track record of Thomas Charvet, CCP's founder, at Linkcity, BNP Paribas Real Estate and Greystar.

Investors and occupiers of schemes led by the founder

  • ADIA
  • Allianz
  • Amundi
  • AXA
  • BNP Paribas
  • Bouygues
  • Caisse des Dépôts
  • Catella IM
  • Gecina
  • Google
  • GreystarCCP client
  • L'Oréal
  • New York University
  • Novartis
  • Primonial
  • Renault Group

Expertise

An independent vehicle with institutional execution

Founded in 2021, Charvet Capital Partners invests its own capital and supports French and international investors, from land to exit.

Investment

Investments across a wide range of asset classes, combining equity with institutional co-investors.

  • Offices
  • Residential
  • PBSA
  • Senior living
  • Retail
  • Logistics

Operating Partner

Hands-on support for real estate investors on French transactions: origination, structuring, pricing, asset management.

  • Origination
  • Structuration
  • Pricing
  • Asset management

Development & mandates

Structuring complex schemes, from land control to asset or share deal sale. Institutional mandates with Athmos.

  • Land
  • Structuring
  • Financing
  • Asset & share deals

Track record

Landmark schemes, delivered end to end

32 schemes in six countries, led by Thomas Charvet, CCP's founder, throughout his career at Linkcity, BNP Paribas Real Estate and Greystar. Click a city on the map to see its projects.

Map of references across Europe
Europe
Map of references in Greater Paris Seine PARIS
Grand Paris
Asset type
Region
Founder's role

These references cover Thomas Charvet's whole career: they were not all carried out by Charvet Capital Partners, but by its founder within the organisations listed on each card. Schemes led as head of Greystar France (since 2023), of BNP Paribas Real Estate's Property Development division (2006–2021) and at Linkcity / Bouygues (2004–2006). Data from the press releases and articles linked.

Founder

Portrait of Thomas Charvet Founder and President
Charvet Capital Partners

Thomas Charvet

ESTP engineer and Paris-Dauphine graduate. Fifteen years at BNP Paribas Real Estate, which he made France's leading developer and where he set up the European subsidiaries. Since 2023 he has led Greystar's French platform, relaunching it to become the most active investor in French student housing in both 2023 and 2025.

Education

Master in Finance & Risk Management, Université Paris-Dauphine (2003)

Engineering degree, ESTP Paris (2000)

Awards & roles

MIPIM Award, Métal 57

Pierre d'or for best development, Arboretum campus

Lecturer, Master 246 Real Estate Management, Dauphine

Member of ULI and GREI

  1. 2023 – present
    Head of France · GreystarManaging Director and corporate officer of the national platform (45 staff). €500M deployed across eight deals, including the largest transaction ever signed in the segment, and contribution to a €2.5bn pan-European fundraise.
  2. 2021 – present
    Founder · Charvet Capital PartnersCorporate officer of Greystar France and its PropCos on behalf of CCP; proprietary investment, Operating Partner, institutional mandates with Athmos.
  3. 2006 – 2021
    Management Board member · BNP Paribas Real EstateManaging Director of Property Development France, Chairman of the UK, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese subsidiaries (135 staff). Founded Imp'Act, an innovation unit on the office of the future, with SOM and Philippe Chiambaretta.
  4. 2004 – 2006
    Project Director · Linkcity (Bouygues)Bouygues holding HQ in Paris, homes in Vernon, student residence in Fontainebleau.
  5. 2001 – 2004
    Senior structural engineerSeismic and wind calculations for towers and a stadium in Turkmenistan.

Recommendation

Strategic, committed and loyal, he made a strong contribution to the collective success of BNP Paribas Real Estate throughout his career with the company.
Thierry Laroue-PontChairman of the Management Board, BNP Paribas Real Estate · October 2021

Market leader in FranceOver €1.5bn of landmark buildings sold in the last quarter of 2019 alone.

Subsidiary builderLondon, Frankfurt, Madrid: companies set up, teams hired, schemes developed, let and sold.

ManagerManagement Board member of a 4,500-strong company, direct management of over 120 people across Europe.

Press & op-eds

In the press

Contact

Let's talk about your next deal

175 quater boulevard Jean Jaurès
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Thomas Charvet
Thomas CharvetCharvet Capital Partners
E-mail
contact@charvetcp.com
Phone
+33 6 77 93 14 18

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