WHO WE ARE

AN ENTREPRENEURIAL FAMILY, UNITED IN THE PURSUIT OF THE NOBLEST PLEASURE

Entrepreneurial

The Buyck family’s entrepreneurial spirit stems from their historical prominence in commerce.

UNITED

Bequested with experiences and challenges faced by the family’s successful businessmen and women.

Silver coin (1739) of the federated Belgian province of Holland for the use of the V.O.C.
Rijksmuseum collection

FAMILY

Buyck family’s success has been shared through seventeen generations, built on strong values.

IN NOBLEST PLEASURE

Commitment to lasting success to drive a positive impact on society, pursuing opportunities with a long-term view.

THE PERSUIT OF PURPOSE

Joost buyck

Consciousness and purpose are comforting

Born in 1505, Joost Buyck served as the mayor of Amsterdam during pivotal years in the city’s history.

His leadership spanned multiple terms, including 1552, 1560, and 1568, where he played a crucial role in navigating the complexities of governance in a rapidly evolving urban landscape. Under his stewardship, Amsterdam flourished as a center of trade and innovation, laying the groundwork for its future as a global city.

Joost Buyck’s commitment left a lasting impact on the city’s development as he remains the longest-standing mayor in the City of Amsterdam to date.

Half-length portrait engraving of Jodocus Buyck
J. Muller (1588-1628)
Rijksmuseum collection

Defining Commerce

Hendrick buyck

Founding the WORLD’S First Common Stock Company

Born in 1551, Hendrick Buyck co-founded the Dutch East India Company, investing 12’000 florins.

First co-initiating the Compagnie van Verre in 1594, Hendrick Buyck in 1602 co-founded the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (V.O.C.) and served as managing director.



The Dutch East India Company, which brought porcelain, spices, and exotic goods to Europe, was the first business entity to connect the East and West; indeed, it was the first common stock multinational corporation.


LEFT
Hendrick Buyck portrait
Arent Pieterszoon (Signed and dated 1605)
Amsterdam Historisch Museum collection.

RIGHT
First page of VOC capital subscription ledger (August 1602)
The fifth investor refers to Hendrick Buyck and his equity.
National Archives, The Hague, VOC archives.

ENTREPRENEURS AT HEART

Alfons buyck

continued presence in the low countries

The Buyck family’s progress in entrepreneurship continued as they upheld this tradition by establishing some of the first bus and taxi lines in the region.

It was Alfons Buyck’s initiative and creative business acumen that crafted these new businesses from the ground up, combining this with his passion for cars and pigeon racing.


Alfons Buyck
1923
Buyck Family Collection

BUILDING CHARACTER

constant buyck

THE BRICK AND MORTAR BUSINESS

Constant Buyck’s experience in stonemasonry is regarded as having had a pivotal influence on his comprehension of construction and more broadly what one would qualify real estate ‘economics’.

This foundation is what is believed to subsequently shape the professional trajectory and commercial intuition exhibited by his son, Marcel Buyck.

At the intersection of ambition and entrepreneurial spirit, coupled with dexterous abilities, the groundwork for the establishment of the first retail stores in the real estate sector lays.

Constant Buyck
1925 (est.)
Buyck Family Collection

NOBLE PHILOSOPHY

marie-Louise buyck-coopman & marcel buyck

the first retail department stores

At the age of 35, Marie-Louise Buyck-Coopman, along with her beloved husband Marcel Buyck, established the first retail stores in Flanders, Belgium.

She has instilled the strong values that define the current Buyck generations, a legacy characterized by our consideration for our partners in business.

The families and entrepreneurs who share these values and long-term perspectives hold our greatest regard.

Marie-Louise Buyck-Coopman
1937
Buyck Family Collection

EXPANDING REAL-ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

tony buyck

fROM BELGIUM to the Middle East

Further building on the solid real-estate expertise, Tony H. M. Buyck takes the step to expand experience to the Middle East.

He is leading, together with Johan Beerlandt, the activities of Six Construct, which would later be known and today continues to operate under the BESIX brand.

With activities in the Sharjah, the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, and in Cairo, Egypt, they manage large projects for the firm in the Middle East.

Six Construct in Cairo, Egypt
1973
BESIX Group

LEGACY & EXPERIENCE

buyck family advisory office

true to our legacy

Since 1998, the Office is a combination of the legacy of experiences and challenges faced by the family’s successful businessmen and women.
It has emerged from the expanding portfolio allocation that a governance framework was required for the continued preservation of the investments.
These principles of trust, transparency and commitment are the foundation for a family-focused advisory office.
The office is located on Warmoesstraat, the eponymous street in Amsterdam where the founders of the East India Trading Company met to establish the V.O.C.

The Warmoesstraat office in Brussels, built in 1903, is recognized as a Belgian architectural monument since 1994 and added to the Brussels heritage list in 1997.