Ulrik Mertens
Partner - Capital Markets at Knight Frank Belgium- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Knight Frank Belgium
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Belgium
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner - Capital Markets
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Dec 2022 - Present
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Associate - Capital Markets
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2018 - Dec 2022
Brussels Area, Belgium Assisting national and international investors and developers in acquisitions or disposals. We offer real estate investment advice in terms of commercial, financial, legal and tax matters throughout the entire property investment process. Main responsibilities: - Identification of investment and sale opportunities - Providing analytical support (financial and cash flow modelling) - Providing leasing and investment comparatives and general market knowledge - Advise in… Show more Assisting national and international investors and developers in acquisitions or disposals. We offer real estate investment advice in terms of commercial, financial, legal and tax matters throughout the entire property investment process. Main responsibilities: - Identification of investment and sale opportunities - Providing analytical support (financial and cash flow modelling) - Providing leasing and investment comparatives and general market knowledge - Advise in acquisition/sale of office-logistics-retail buildings, real estate portfolios and real estate companies - Assisting clients in their transactional process by coordinating legal, fiscal and technical advisors during due diligence - Consultancy missions
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Senior Consultant
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2016 - 2018
Belgium Knight Frank is the world's leading independent commercial real estate consultancy. Active in Belgium since 1973, our activities focus primarily on investment and agency consultancy work.
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Cushman & Wakefield
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United States
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Account Manager (Occupational & Development Markets)
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2011 - 2016
Belgium Previously at DTZ, now merged with Cushman & Wakefield. The new Cushman & Wakefield, a global leader in commercial real estate services, announced the successful completion of the merger between Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ on 2 September 2015. The new Cushman & Wakefield draws on the best of both legacy organizations to create one of the world’s largest real estate services firms, with a combined total of $5 billion in revenue across core services of agency leasing, asset services… Show more Previously at DTZ, now merged with Cushman & Wakefield. The new Cushman & Wakefield, a global leader in commercial real estate services, announced the successful completion of the merger between Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ on 2 September 2015. The new Cushman & Wakefield draws on the best of both legacy organizations to create one of the world’s largest real estate services firms, with a combined total of $5 billion in revenue across core services of agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facility services, global occupier services, investment management, project & development services, tenant representation and valuation & advisory. 43,000 employees, more than 4.3 billion square feet under management, and $191 billion in transaction value. Show less
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Ricoh Belgium
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Belgium
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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300 - 400 Employee
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Regional Account Manager
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Apr 2009 - Feb 2011
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Junior Regional Account Manager
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Jun 2008 - Apr 2009
►Sales and promotion of document management solutions: hard- and software ▪ Managing a customer portfolio of +- € 1 million contract value ▪ Identifying, contacting and visiting existing and potential new customers ▪ Analysis of needs of the customer and providing appropriate solutions ▪ Drawing up offers for potential customers ▪ Negotiating commercial aspects (price, promotions, product, service, delivery conditions, etc.) ▪ Closing deals and complying with agreements ▪… Show more ►Sales and promotion of document management solutions: hard- and software ▪ Managing a customer portfolio of +- € 1 million contract value ▪ Identifying, contacting and visiting existing and potential new customers ▪ Analysis of needs of the customer and providing appropriate solutions ▪ Drawing up offers for potential customers ▪ Negotiating commercial aspects (price, promotions, product, service, delivery conditions, etc.) ▪ Closing deals and complying with agreements ▪ Managing the entire sales process ▪ Following up issues with customers in order to build long-term relationships ►Part of the Nashuatec Sales Program – Ricoh Business Academy ▪ Several sales courses: analysis of needs, DMU, negotiation skills, selling the price, analysis of return on investment, communication skills, demo skills, etc. ▪ Coaching moments and sales simulations on a monthly basis Show less
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Capgemini
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France
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant
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Sep 2007 - Jun 2008
Feb '08 - June '08: Consultant Sep '07 - Jan '08: Junior Consultant ►PMO at the ‘Euroclear Tandem Domain’ project At this project, Capgemini is in charge of the corrective and evolutive maintenance, the hotline and the day-and nighttime watch-duty of the Tandem Platform on which a part of Euroclear’s front office applications are running. ▪ Planning and follow-up of the activities/tasks of a 30 head-counted project in collaboration with the managers ▪ Delivery of weekly and… Show more Feb '08 - June '08: Consultant Sep '07 - Jan '08: Junior Consultant ►PMO at the ‘Euroclear Tandem Domain’ project At this project, Capgemini is in charge of the corrective and evolutive maintenance, the hotline and the day-and nighttime watch-duty of the Tandem Platform on which a part of Euroclear’s front office applications are running. ▪ Planning and follow-up of the activities/tasks of a 30 head-counted project in collaboration with the managers ▪ Delivery of weekly and monthly reports; monthly closure ▪ Performances analyses to support the team ▪ Involvement in several meetings a week + composing the meeting minutes ►Active team member of my department’s Newsletter Team within Capgemini ▪ Participation to several meetings, writing articles, giving suggestions Show less
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Dell Technologies
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Internship in the financial department
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Jul 2006 - Aug 2006
Ulrik worked as an intern in the Commercial Finance department at Dell Belgium N.V., a computer-hardware company headquarted in Texas, in July and August of 2006. He was instrumental in analyzing the sales force performance in the light of the target setting of the next quarter. He also assisted in the commission calculation process, a task that especially required precision while under time pressure. Furthermore, Ulrik builded a list of business opportunities in Dell’s geography… Show more Ulrik worked as an intern in the Commercial Finance department at Dell Belgium N.V., a computer-hardware company headquarted in Texas, in July and August of 2006. He was instrumental in analyzing the sales force performance in the light of the target setting of the next quarter. He also assisted in the commission calculation process, a task that especially required precision while under time pressure. Furthermore, Ulrik builded a list of business opportunities in Dell’s geography that were not covered by the company’s business intelligence database, by identifying and aggregating other databases. Additionally, he assisted the company’s management with daily and weekly reporting of key performance indicators, and worked with the pricing manager to track margins on particular transactions. Show less
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Education
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Post-university degree in Real Estate Management -
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
Master’s Degree, Master of Science in Management -- Business, Finance, Strategic Managment, Operations Management -
Free University of Brussels
Master’s Degree, Handelsingenieur -
Staffordshire University
Business, Magna Cum Laude -
Heilig-Hartcollege Ganshoren
Latin - Mathematics