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Crayon Partners at the ULI Europe Annual Conference, Berlin
October 7, 2026

The ULI Europe Annual Conference in Berlin, 1 to 3 June 2026, is one of the rare gatherings that brings together genuine decision makers across European real estate. Thibault Weston Smith attended for Crayon Partners.

Mathias Flattin
October 7, 2026
Six months of Crayon Jaune: first impact analysis
October 7, 2026

Housing affordability is not only about lower rents, it is also about giving people the chance to build wealth. After six months, the Crayon Jaune fund can begin to speak to its social impact.

Mathias Flattin
October 7, 2026
Crayon Partners at the LPEA Real Assets conference
October 7, 2026

What do social housing, blockchain, data centres, music royalties and art have in common? On 25 June 2026 Mathias Flattin joined the LPEA conference on Real Assets and Other Investment Strategies, hosted by BIL in Luxembourg.

Mathias Flattin
October 7, 2026
Crayon Partners joins the Ecofin Club Luxembourg
October 7, 2026

Crayon Partners joined the Cercle Ecofin Club Luxembourg in June 2026 and was its first guest on 18 September, where Thibault Weston Smith and Mathias Flattin presented rent-to-own in Europe.

Mathias Flattin
October 7, 2026
Priced out, everywhere: notes from London, Luxembourg and Paris
October 7, 2026

Boomerang generation, Kippers, Tanguy, Nesthocker. Different names for the same problem in every major city. In September our team hosted and joined events in London, Luxembourg and Paris, and every room asked the same question.

Mathias Flattin
October 7, 2026
Thibault Weston Smith on Proptakers
October 7, 2026

Haussmann Executive Search and ULI France invited Thibault Weston Smith onto their Proptakers podcast to discuss how real estate can answer Europe's largest social needs while still delivering performance.

Mathias Flattin
October 7, 2026
Crayon Partners in LPEA Insight/Out #39: The Deposit Gap
October 7, 2026

LPEA gave Crayon Partners the floor in issue #39 of Insight/Out, within its Non-Traditional Investments section. In The Deposit Gap, Mathias Flattin sets out why rent-to-own has become a real estate asset class in its own right: residential, with financial performance and social impact built into the same instrument.

Mathias Flattin
October 7, 2026
Crayon Jaune RAIF Enters South London with a Fourth Deal
July 2, 2026

London – 2 July 2026 : Crayon Partners announces the fourth acquisition by the fund Crayon Jaune SCA SICAV-RAIF: an unbroken block of 22 apartments (17,000 sqf) in Wandsworth Common, London. The asset forms part of a high-quality new residential development by London Square. The scheme comprises a mix of apartments and houses, directly adjacent to Springfield Park.

Mathias Flattin
July 2, 2026
Crayon Jaune RAIF secures £12 million financing from Metro Bank
June 3, 2026

London – May 2026 : Crayon Partners announces the financing of a portfolio of Crayon Jaune SCA SICAV-RAIF (the “Fund”) by Metro Bank.

Thibault Weston Smith
June 3, 2026
[DEAL#3-JAUNE] Crayon Jaune RAIF Builds on London Momentum with Third Acquisition
April 29, 2026

London– April 2026 : Crayon Partners announces its third acquisition through Crayon Jaune SCA SICAV-RAIF: 7,000sqf of newly built apartments at EastmanVillage, Harrow (London), a major regeneration of the former Kodak factory site developped by Barratt. This marks the second transaction between Barratt and Crayon Partners.

Mathias Flattin
April 29, 2026
Media Coverage 2025 - Crayon Jaune RAIF
February 19, 2026

Some selected examples of international media coverage highlighting the growing social challenge of housing affordability in Europe and the urgent need for new pathways to access homeownership.

Mathias Flattin
February 19, 2026
[DEAL#2-JAUNE] Crayon Jaune RAIF Expands London Portfolio with Second Acquisition
February 19, 2026

London – February 2026 : Crayon Partners announces its second acquisition: 9,300 sq ft of newly built units in Hayes Village (London) through its residential rent-to-own fund, Crayon Jaune SCA SICAV-RAIF.

Mathias Flattin
February 19, 2026
Crayon Partners in "Precious. Partnerships.", Degroof Petercam’s magazine
December 17, 2025

Crayon Partners is featured in the third edition of Precious. Partnerships., Degroof Petercam’s magazine published as a supplement to De Tijd and L’Echo. This issue highlights long-term partnerships built on trust, expertise, and shared convictions.

Thibault Weston Smith
December 17, 2025
[DEAL#1-BLEU] Crayon Bleu I secures a mixed-use building in Paris Region
December 11, 2025

Paris – December 2025- Crayon Partners announces the acquisition, through its club deal « Crayon BleuI », of a mixed-use building located in the first ring of Paris, at 160 avenue Jean-Lolive in Pantin. This inaugural transaction marks the launch of the “Crayon Bleu” strategy, dedicated to redeveloping high-potential assets across major capitals acrossWestern Europe.

Mathias Flattin
December 11, 2025
[DEAL#1-JAUNE] Crayon Jaune RAIF completes its first acquisition in London
December 4, 2025

London– December 2025 – Crayon Partners announces the acquisition of 17 new-build apartments in Southall, London by the fund Crayon Jaune, Europe’s first institutional rent-to-own residential fund.

Mathias Flattin
December 4, 2025
Crayon Partners reaches first closing of “Crayon Jaune” fund and expands into London housing
November 18, 2025

Crayon Partners, the real estate investment and asset management firm, has completed the first closing of its pan-European fund “Crayon Jaune” SCA SICAV-RAIF, together with the acquisition of three residential portfolios in London.

Mathias Flattin
November 18, 2025
Crayon Partners welcomes two family offices to its capital and is launches its first fund for H2 2025
January 27, 2025

The pan-European family offices of Nicolas Bearelle and Virginie Saverys enrich this journey, which began nearly a year ago.

Mathias Flattin
January 27, 2025
Unveiling the first dedicated real estate backer of emerging operators in Europe: CRAYON PARTNERS
October 30, 2024

Kickstarting Crayon Partners: a real estate backer for emerging operators.

Mathias Flattin
October 30, 2024

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