Ignace Meuwissen

Ignace Rene Louisa Valentinus Meuwissen (b. 29 July 1965) is a Belgian real estate entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of Friends4East and Property4East. He is known as an advisor for wealthy Russian-speaking clientele, particularly among Russian oligarchs.

Ignace Meuwissen
Born (1965-07-29) 29 July 1965
Genk, Belgium
Citizenship
  • Switzerland
  • Morocco
OccupationBusinessman, real-estate entrepreneur
Known forknown_for = Holder of highest residential real estate transaction of Paris penthouse in history for €65 M (US$75.8 M) in 2017
Spouse(s)
Naomi El Haimer
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(m. 2008)​

Business career

At the age of 25, Meuwissen started his real estate business and in 2008 established the company Property4East with his wife, Naomi.[1][2]

In 2010, he collaborated with Chelsea Football Club to rent out its Millennium Suites.[3]

Since 2014, he relocated the first Russian oligarchs to the Netherlands.[4][5]

In November 2017, Meuwissen sold a high-security flat in Paris for €65 million (US$75.8 million) to a Kazakh government official,[6][7][8] who decided to re-sell it for €125 million.[9] Various media reports speculate that the penthouse may have been purchased by the Nazarbayev family. On 10 March, BBC reported that the assets were owned by Dariga Nazarbayeva and her son Nurali Aliyev.[10][11][12]

In 2019, he signed an agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers and a private bank to move 15 to 20 families of Eastern European origin from Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine to new locations in the Benelux, due to Brexit. The portfolio of relocation homes in the Benelux would exceed 200 million euros.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

In July 2019, Meuwissen completed a business transaction to sell 20 homes for 500 million pounds inLondon to large global real estate agent groups. The total initial value of the contract was estimated at a sales value of 1 billion pounds, based on an analysis by Knight Frank. The deal was overseen by Magic Circle.[19]

On 25 May 2020 Quote announced that Meuwissen sold Leo Van Gansewinkel's property, Villa Rose, in Meggen, Switzerland. After Van Gansewinkel's death in 2019, Meuwissen sold the villa for €100 million to Irina Petrovka.[20]


Philanthropy

Since 2015, Meuwissen has annually supported Kamaliya's foundation to help children in need. The foundation organizes annual charity nights to raise money.[21]

Media

On Christmas Eve in 2017, Nederland 3 aired a TV program about the Meuwissens' daily life.[22]

Telefacts broadcast a program around Meuwissen's work on 15 Dec 2020.[23]

References
  1. "Rijke Russen mikken op villa in Amsterdam, 't Gooi of Bloemendaal". Quote. 30 August 2016.
  2. SIMOENS, Kristof. "Wie is de Lanakense immo-man van de allerrijksten?" (in Flemish). Het Belang van Limburg.
  3. "Roman Abramovich zoekt buren in stadion Chelsea". Quote. November 2010.
  4. "Russen verhuizen naar Amsterdam". 26 June 2018 – via Vimeo.
  5. "Blik op Nieuws". Blik op Nieuws. 29 August 2016.
  6. "Limburger is makelaar voor rijkste Russen". De Standaard (in Flemish).
  7. "ЭКСКЛЮЗИВ: МИД и Минфин РК ничего не знают о покупке квартиры в Париже за 65 млн евро – Политика – Новости". Astana TV.
  8. "Квартира казахстанца за 65 млн евро в Париже выставлена на продажу". Forbes (in Russian). 27 August 2018.
  9. "Квартира казахстанца за 65 млн евро в Париже выставлена на продажу". Forbes (in Russian). 27 August 2018.
  10. "Nazarbayev family's luxury UK assets come to light". Eurasianet.
  11. "Квартира казахстанца за 65 млн евро в Париже выставлена на продажу". Informburo.
  12. "Kazakhstan Mystery Luxury Paris Apartment Buyers Eludes Investigators". Eurasianet.
  13. "Rijke Russen vluchten voor Brexit en komen naar Belgie". Het Laatste Nieuws.
  14. "Lanakenaar zoekt in Maasmechelen naar villas voor Oost Europese miljonairs". HBVL.
  15. "Brexit: Rijke russen vluchten naar Nederland en Belgie". derijkstebelgen.be. 8 April 2019.
  16. "Brexitangst drijft russische miljonairs naar Brussel". Bruzz.
  17. "Ignace Meuwissen zoekt villa's voor de rijksten uit Rusland, Kazachstan en Oekraïne". Het Nieuwsblad.
  18. "Pourquoi Les Milliardaires Russes Aiment Tant La Belgique". MSN.
  19. "Vastgoedmakelaar Ignace Meuwissen sluit megadeal in Londen (en stapt uit de sector)". De Rijkste Belgen. 4 August 2019.
  20. "Villa Rose van wijlen Leo van Gansewinkel voor €100 miljoen verkocht". Quote. 25 May 2020.
  21. Kapinos, Mariya (8 December 2017). "Kamaliya's 4th St. Nicholas Charity Night raises $50,000 for children's cardiac center". Kyiv Post.
  22. "Lauren and her film crew followed Ignace and Naomi everywhere and penetrated into all secrets of their happy life!" (in Flemish). 26 June 2018. 24 December 2017
  23. "Villa's voor miljardairs: superrijken kopen Vlaams vastgoed belastingvrij".

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