Who are we ?

Adrian Devos, co-founder and manager of BuyerSide has a Master’s Degree in Business Sciences from Louvain School of Management (LSM) at the UCL (Université catholique de Louvain) and a CEMS (Continuous Emissions Monitoring Solutions) Master’s in International Management.

His interest in real estate investment has been passed on by family traditions and enthusiasm going back several generations.

He began his career in the investment department at DTZ Winssinger. Within the department, he provided thorough expertise about the purchase and sale of real estate investments for national and international clients investing in Belgium.

Adrian has been a registered member of the IPI (Institut Professionnel des agents Immobiliers – Professional Institute of Estate Agents), under n° 509.683.

Adrian is an MRICS (Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) member, registered under n° 6555760.

Nicolas Vincent, co-founder and manager of BuyerSide has a degree from the Institut d’Administration et de Gestion [Administration and Management Institute) (IAG) (currently the Louvain School of Management - LSM) at the UCL.

After his studies were complete, he was quickly attracted to the real estate sector, with this taking concrete form in the special training he followed in the United States at the University of Columbia (South Carolina) or the Solvay Business School (Postgraduate degree in Real Estate). His interest in real estate investment has been passed on by family traditions and enthusiasm going back several generations.

He began his career with GVA Grimley where, among other things, he was involved in setting up the closed-end investment company for residential properties, Aedifica (www.aedifica.be). Subsequently, Nicolas served as Associate Director at DTZ Winssinger (now Cushman & Wakefield). He was active in the investment department for 5 years, during which he advised domestic and international clients on major real estate transactions, mainly in Belgium. Nicolas was then Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Home Invest Belgium. He joined BuyerSide in the summer of 2018 to develop the acquisition consulting department in the professional real estate business sectors.

Through BuyerSide, Nicolas wishes to use his accumulated experience in the professional real estate sector to help and advise professionnal buyers.

Nicolas has been a registered member of the IPI* (Institut Professionnel des agents Immobiliers – Professional Institute of Estate Agents) since 2010, under n° 505230.

Maximilien Studied International Business Management at Artevelde Hogeschool in Ghent. His studies led him to Taiwan where he did an exchange and later to Madrid for an internship at Flanders Investment and Trade at the Belgian embassy in Spain.

He started his career in February 2018 as an analyst for Daimler-Mercedes Benz in Madrid at the department of financial services.
After nearly three years abroad he decided to come back home in Belgium to start his career he had always dreamed of. He joined the BuyerSide team in May 2020.

His interest for real estate started at a young age. Within his family this grew over generations and it did not skip the last one. During his studies he did various internships in different real estate agencies in Flanders. After graduating he obtained a post graduate certificate in practical aspects of real estate at the KU Leuven.

Maximilien speaks Dutch, French, English and Spanish.

Alexandra recently completed her real estate agent program at EFP. 

During her 3 years of studies, she worked at Latour&Petit real estate agency which allowed her to acquire the necessary skills and experience as well as a thorough knowledge of the residential market. 

Her thirst for learning and her taste for new things led her to BuyerSide.

 Indeed, her attraction for human contact and her perpetual desire to achieve her goals are major assets in the search for properties corresponding to her clients' criteria. 

Alexandra is cheerful, spontaneous, organized and likes to do things well.

Outside of the office, Alexandra is a jack of all trades: piano, tennis, swimming and youth movements. Currently, you are more likely to run into her on the golf course. 

Alexandra speaks French and English.

Laure-Anne, of Liège origin, holds a law degree. It’s in Namur that she starts her studies and continues her Master’s degree at the ULB that she passes with distinction. 

A fierce desire to broaden her horizons brought her to a six-month stay at the University of Cordoba in Andalusia where she completes her university education in Spanish.

Very focused on human relations and active listening, she shares her young years between youth movements as an animator and high-level sport. 

This period forged a strong character and the will to go all the way in whichever activity she undertakes.

But it is also thanks to a family history very focused on real estate and the transmission of heritage that, very young, Laure-Anne becomes property owner through the intermediary of a property searcher, who gave her the vision of being on the side of the buyer. This very strong experience decided her to take the step and join the BuyerSide team in order to share her experience and above all to put her skills at the service of the team and its customers.

Gatien began his career on the road to the European institutions by studying European studies at the University of Maastricht and holding various positions within the European Youth Parliament. 

Following a desire for a change of direction, it was quite natural for him to turn to a first professional experience close to the world of real estate as a sales representative responsible for renting out offices in a coworking close to Montgomery. During this period, Gatien also completed two courses in account management, as well as an executive master's in management at ICHEC. 

Committed, enthusiastic and interested in everything and everyone, he is involved in various projects in scouting and other youth movements, as well as in a wide range of sporting activities such as golf, hockey, football and tennis. 

It is with this enthusiasm and his lifelong interest in the real estate world that he decided to join the BuyerSide team in September 2023. 

Gatien speaks French, Dutch and English. 

Stefaan Gielens, MRICS, is the CEO of the Aedifica REIT since 2006.

Stefaan Gielens has a degree in Law from the Katholieke Universiteit de Leuven (KUL) (1989). He expanded these studies with a postgraduate qualification in Real Estate from the KUL (1996).

He starts his career as a lawyer at the Brussels bar with a specialization in commercial and real estate law. He then fulfilled different functions in various companies of the Almanij / KBC group. He becomes amongst others the Managing Director of Almafin Real Estate SA from 2004 till 2006. Since 2006, he holds the function of CEO of Aedifica.

Marc KADANER is a law graduate from the ULB (Université libre de Bruxelles) and has been a barrister at the Brussels bar since 1972. He also has a degree from the CEPAC (now the Executive Master’s in Management or EMM).

His reputation relating to real estate meant that he was invited to join the RICS in 2002, immediately assuming the capacity of “Fellow”.

He carries out and has carried out various functions within university and post-university teaching (ULB).

Marc KADANER has “always” practised real estate law. After receiving excellent training from his course sponsors in 1983 he decided to spread his own wings and it was at that point that he set up a niche group specialising in real estate. The H&K lawyers’ practice, where he is still a member, has its roots in this first association set up in 1983.

Marc specialises in negotiating and fine-tuning important, complicated or delicate real estate operations. When carrying out his activities, Marc Kadaner is generally considered to be a "deal maker" given his non-antagonistic approach aimed at solving problems. The work entitled « Chambers & Partners » (Your guide to the world’s best lawyers) states the following about him: «The distinguished Marc Kadaner is recognised for his talent, experience and influence on the Belgian real estate market».

After studying to be a Solvay commercial engineer at the ULB (1975), Alain Devos worked as the Director of the Real Estate Development Department at the CFE (Belgian Multidisciplinary Group), then joining the Générale de Banque as Head of Real Estate Finance within the Corporate & Investment Banking department.

Between 1990 and 2012, he worked as CEO of AG Real Estate (the real estate subsidiary of the AG Insurance/AGEAS insurance group).

He currently holds several non-executive mandates such as:

- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sicafi (closed-end investment company) Befimmo S.A., quoted on the Brussels Stock Market (Bel 20 index;

- Member of the Board of Directors of the Allfin group;

- Member of the Board of Directors of the Equillis group;

- Member of the Board of Directors of the Het Zoute company;

- Member of the Advisory Board of the VK Engineering Group;

- Member of the board of trustees of Guberna;

- Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) under n° 1224209;

- Member of the Institut Professionnel des agents Immobiliers (IPI) under n° 501237;

- Member of the Management Committee of the Union Professionnelle du Secteur Immobilier (UPSI/BVS [Professional Union of the Real Estate Sector]) (until the end of 2012).

Nik Subramanian has a degree in political and social sciences from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) (2006). He expanded these studies with a postgraduate qualification in business management from the Katholieke Universiteit de Leuven (KUL) (2009) and an Executive Master’s Degree in “Corporate Finance” from the Vlerick Business School (2010).

Nik has an experience of almost a decade in the real estate sector, and more specifically in the world of parking. He filled several positions in operational and general management at a leading European car parking company , where he combined his job with the role of administrator in the federation of car parks and as a participant in working groups on standards , quality, and technology in the parking lot at the European level . Nik has particular expertise in negotiation, and the design and implementation of operational and commercial strategies.

Since March-2016, he leads a company that helps retailers extract value from their data.

Philippe Cornet de Ways-Ruart is the Global Head of Assurance & Assistance Voyage (Travel Insurance and Assistance) and a Member of the Comité Exécutif Etendu de l’Assurance Non vie (Extended Executive Committee for Non-life Insurance) for the Zurich Group. With a degree from the Institut d'Administration et de Gestion (IAG) at the UCL (currently Louvain School of Management - LSM), he has been working in Zurich in Switzerland in the financial field since 2001. He began his career in the investment bank, joining the Zurich Group in 2005 where he occupied several posts, in particular the job of Chief Advisor to the CEO. In his current role he is in charge of a business representing a several hundred million dollar worldwide turnover. Assurance Voyage (Travel Insurance) is one of the business areas experiencing the most growth and best profitability in the group.