Catalan Restaura has acquired five buildings in the centre of Paris through its quoted French subsidiary R-SIIC, the property company announced in a press release. The assets, purchased for a total price of EUR 64.5 mln, are located in one of the capital's major street, Rue Rivoli, and have a total lettable area of around 15,000 m[sup]2[/sup]. A 3,500 m[sup]2[/sup] building was sold by Galerias Lafayette for EUR 15.5 mln; the other buildings, purchased for EUR 49 mln, occupy an area of 11,314 m2, the Spanish website Finanzas.com reported.