Buysse & Partners

Buysse & Partners operates as an independent, multi-family investment house rather than a blind-pool fund. It pools capital on a deal-by-deal basis from a network of Belgian families and entrepreneurs. Critically, every member of the Buysse & Partners team personally co-invests their own capital into each transaction, creating an alignment structure where the investment team bears the same downside risk as its limited partners.

The firm’s private equity strategy is concentrated on mature, profitable SMEs headquartered in Belgium. Its real estate strategy, however, spans the entire Benelux region. The iconic property portfolio includes landmarks in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague, in addition to holdings in Antwerp and Brussels, while the residential fund is focused on consolidating rental assets in Belgian city centers.

Buysse & Partners backed BlueBee, a Delft University of Technology biotech spin-off, in a consortium of co-investors that included Korys, Quest for Growth, Capricorn Partners, Heran Partners, and Delft Enterprises. The asset was later sold to Circet, providing an exit from the firm's rare non-Belgian private equity position.

The firm operates two distinct real estate funds. The iconic real estate fund acquires architectural landmarks in the Benelux — such as the Insinger building on Amsterdam’s Herengracht and the CBR building in Brussels — leveraging their unique character to attract premium tenants. The residential fund acquires and consolidates rental properties in Belgian city centers, with an explicit mission to professionalize the fragmented private rental market. In 2024, the firm raised over €100 million to scale this residential strategy.

Managing Partner Frank Buysse founded the firm and leads its strategic direction. Partner Dimitri Herbosch, who holds an LL.M. from Duke University School of Law and degrees from the University of Antwerp, is a key principal driving deal execution and investor relations. The firm’s partnership model emphasizes that these senior leaders, alongside the entire team, commit personal capital to every investment.

Yes. The firm is a member of Private Capital Belgium, the country’s industry association for private equity and venture capital. Partner Dimitri Herbosch is also involved with the SFO Alliance, an international peer network for single-family office principals, which supports knowledge-sharing on governance and direct investing outside the traditional fund management circuit.

Buysse & Partners generates returns through active asset management and selective divestment. In a recent example, the firm sold the Zilveren Toren in The Hague to the Rijksvastgoedbedrijf, the Dutch central government’s real estate agency. While holding, the firm manages buildings to attract high-quality tenants; its Antwerp BP Tower, for instance, houses BNP Paribas Wealth Management and Waterland Private Equity.