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ALTAREA

Diversified real estate developer transforming cities

General Counsel

Full-Time
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
Île-de-France, France
In Person
LegalLegal Counsel & Legal Support

About the job

Requirements
  • A higher-education degree in law, such as real estate law, business law, or tax law, or an equivalent qualification; cultural heritage law is also specified.
  • Confirmed experience in a legal function, including securing complex operations and specific structures, addressing their tax implications, and leading legal teams.
  • Ability to work on strategically and regulatorily significant matters in close interaction with commercial teams and business units.
  • Expertise in real estate law, business law, tax law, and heritage or rehabilitation law.
  • Mastery of tax issues related to real estate transactions and structures.
  • Ability to structure and secure complex legal arrangements.
  • Expertise in contract management, pre-litigation, and litigation.
  • Ability to organize and lead a legal department.
  • Ability to coordinate across business units and commercial teams.
Responsibilities
  • Define and deploy the legal strategy for activities involving the preservation and enhancement of historic heritage.
  • Ensure consistent application of the legal and regulatory framework and compliance with regulations applicable to protected heritage operations.
  • Develop and evolve legal methods, procedures, and reference materials.
  • Manage tax matters, including regulations and liaison with the tax administration.
  • Provide legal security for real estate transactions, including investments, development, programs, and operations.
  • Support business units in structuring contractual arrangements.
  • Support acquisition, restoration, rehabilitation, and enhancement projects involving heritage properties.
  • Secure specific legal arrangements and account for the particular requirements of the company’s projects.
  • Ensure tax considerations are incorporated into the structuring and monitoring of operations and clients.
  • Identify and manage legal risks associated with projects and strategic decisions.
  • Supervise the drafting, negotiation, and approval of contracts.
  • Lead pre-litigation and litigation matters in coordination with external counsel.
  • Define appropriate legal strategies for high-stakes situations.
  • Supervise and lead legal teams, including legal counsel, drafters, and experts.
  • Organize the allocation of responsibilities across legal expertise, drafting, and oversight.
  • Ensure the quality and consistency of legal work products.
  • Coordinate closely with Finance, Tax, Development, Property Management, Human Resources, and commercial teams.
  • Strengthen coordination between the Legal Department and commercial teams, particularly for company projects.
  • Provide legal expertise to decision-making bodies and investment committees.
  • Report regularly to company leadership and the group Legal Department.

About the company

Altarea is a real estate company focused on low-carbon urban transformation in France. It designs and manages a broad portfolio including retail spaces, housing, offices, and digital and energy infrastructure. Its products are built and operated as mixed-use urban projects, with active management of properties and ongoing investments in photovoltaic infrastructure and large data center campuses to support digital growth, including AI. What sets Altarea apart from competitors is its intentional diversification across three main property markets (retail, residential, and offices) combined with a strategic shift toward sustainable, low-carbon development and energy infrastructure, rather than sticking to a single asset class. Its goal is to shape resilient, sustainable cities by delivering energy-efficient buildings while expanding into high-growth sectors that support modern life and the digital economy.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

1994

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What believers are saying

  • H1 2026 FFO rose 39.2% to €86.6 million, driven by residential recovery.
  • Altarea secured 1,883 billion euros liquidity and refinanced €275 million RCF for five years.
  • Retail leasing stayed strong in 2026, with 97.1% occupancy and rising footfall.

What critics are saying

  • Citadel launches only after end-user contracts; Vantage partnership still leaves execution hostage.
  • Primonial litigation closed August 2026 after €10 million payment and €60 million preference shares.
  • Revenue fell 9.1% in H1 2026, exposing Altarea to prolonged residential weakness.

What makes ALTAREA unique

  • Altarea controls land, permits, and financing for 400 MW Bordeaux Citadel campus, February 2026.
  • Altarea pairs French retail, housing, offices, photovoltaics, and data centers under one platform.
  • Altarea kept S&P BBB- stable in March 2026, preserving investment-grade access.

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Altarea
Nov 17th, 2025
Altarea announces major progress in data centers at Choose France Summit

Altarea announces major progress in data centers at Choose France Summit. Paris, November 17, 2025 - Altarea takes part today in the first edition of the Choose France Summit - France Edition, which brings together French companies that have chosen to invest in the national territory and actively contribute to economic dynamism and industrial sovereignty. This event is an opportunity for the Group to reaffirm its ambition in the data center sector in France. Altarea has been active in the data center market for several years and has built a dedicated team covering all data center formats. Today, the Group's first projects are materializing in two main segments: * Colocation data centers, primarily for corporate clients: Following the commissioning of its first project in Noyal-sur-Vilaine (3 MW IT), Altarea has obtained a building permit for a second data center of 7 MW IT in Vélizy (Yvelines). In this segment, the Group is developing a pipeline of sovereign data centers, particularly in the Île-de-France region, representing a potential of more than 100 MW IT in the long term. * Hyperscale data centers, primarily for AI: Altarea is working on the redevelopment of several controlled land plots, including two for which grid connection authorizations (PTF) have been obtained, securing an electrical capacity of 520 MW. For these two projects, advanced discussions are underway with administrative and political authorities, as well as financial and commercial partners. These projects could represent several billion euros of investments to be committed over the coming years. In line with its strategy, Altarea will implement these projects once fully secured and within the framework of financial and commercial partnerships. Alain Taravella, Chairman and Founder of Altarea: "Altarea's mission has always been to meet the essential needs of the French people. Today, digital transformation is a top priority, essential to our country's competitiveness. Our understanding of territorial challenges, our ability to manage complexity and mobilize capital, enable us to develop a comprehensive range of data centers that set the standard for environmental performance." Roland Lescure, Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty in France: "To support the rise of digital technology in our country, we need national operators investing in dedicated infrastructures adapted to territorial needs. I would like to congratulate Altarea for its investments in data centers and its contribution to the development of France's digital infrastructure." Anne Le Hénanff, Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs: "Digital sovereignty is the guiding principle of my action, and I therefore congratulate Altarea for this announcement, which contributes to it and demonstrates that we have all the assets to make France a major AI power. Data centers are the backbone of digital transformation. The AI Action Summit in Paris last February placed the development of data centers across the country at the heart of our strategy. Today, as we host the first France Edition of Choose France in Paris, these data center projects led by Altarea are a concrete realization of this strategy."

CoStar Group
Oct 3rd, 2024
Altarea completes €300 million bond issue

Altarea has placed a new bond issue with a nominal value of €300 million maturing in 7 years (October 2, 2031), with an annual coupon of 5.50%.

Finimize
Oct 1st, 2024
ALTAREA Closes €300 Million Bond Issue; Casino Plans Major Job Cuts

Real estate titan ALTAREA successfully raised €300 million ($334 million) through a bond issue, while retail giant Casino prepares for major job cuts in an upcoming strategy shift.

SolarQuarter
Jul 8th, 2024
Altarea Finalizes Acquisition of Prejeance Industrial from Repsol, Strengthening Photovoltaic Development in France

Altarea has completed the acquisition of Prejeance Industrial (PI) from the Spanish group Repsol, enhancing its photovoltaic installation development platform in France.