With a total of 23 workspaces referenced since its creation in 1985, Multiburo has clearly opted for "reasoned growth". The roadmap for this French SME could now take on a completely different pace when it becomes part of La Poste Immobilier, which announced the acquisition of the company on 1 January. 19 July the acquisition of Multiburo. All the more so as La Poste group's property company is already well equipped in the field of coworkingas majority shareholder of Startway. And it can count on a tertiary portfolio of over 600,000 m² on more than 150 sites.
become a leading European player in the coworking and flexible office property market
Multiburo will be joining forces with Startway to form a joint venture. " new ensemble ". Its objective has already been set - and quantified - by La Poste Immobilier: " to develop 2027 a network of more than 100 sites backed by a range of innovative services and to become a leading European player on the coworking and theflexible office property ". At present, Multiburo and Startway represent a combined combined network of some fifty sites in France, Belgium and Switzerland.
No change for Multiburo customers
The merger between the two companies is not expected to result in a straightforward merger. And the Multiburo identity will be maintained, according to a company spokeswoman. " The aim is to achieve significant growth, to develop a network in which each entity with a very specific positioning retains that positioning.. Nothing will change, neither for the teams nor for the customers" she adds.
Of course, the health crisis and the new report to the bureau which has become the norm over the last few months, is not unrelated to this acquisition. The management of La Poste Immobilier refers to " a post-covid context that calls into question the place of third places, generators of social links, in local areas, between the traditional office model and teleworking ". Stéphanie Auxenfans, Managing Director of Multiburoalso bears witness to this: " Ways of working are changing, and companies are looking for greater flexibility for their offices and employees. Joining La Poste Immobilier, whose values of care and service we fully share, is a tremendous boost for Multiburo. With this new backing, we're going to be stepping up the development of our new offerings, so we can work wherever we want, whenever we want! ".
