Agency

Olivier is director of Agency & Mid Cap Investments. In this role he advises different types of clients on real estate with negotiations on the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate. Furthermore he advises private equity, institutional and private real estate investors with buying and selling office properties in the Netherlands. Olivier holds a master degree in corporate Law (LLM).

Office Agency
Olivier leds the integrated brokerage/transaction services designed specifically to fit landlord needs. Our understanding of the dynamics of local real estate markets around the globe enables owners to create maximum value for their asset or portfolio of assets.

Investments (Mid Cap)
Olivier leads the Dutch MidCap Investments team. In addition to the national team based in our Amsterdam Headquarter, the team consists of local real estate advisors based in the regions of Eindhoven and Rotterdam in order to be able to offer the right advice integrally.

Te MidCap team  within Colliers daily advises property owners on the purchase and sale of investments in the middle segment of the commercial real estate market up to approximately 25 million euros. The team currently consists of 6 real estate advisors including senior advisors with strong analytical and commercial skills, as well as transaction-driven and experienced negotiators. There is a data-driven approach in which both the offer on and below the market is made transparent for you. The team has access to Colliers' database with all commercial objects in the Netherlands and reference transactions. There is in-house knowledge in the field of legal, real estate, technical and commercial points of interest.

Specialties:
Leasing, negotiation, letting, investments, redevelopment/transformation (residential & hotel), office development, tenant representation, office agency, sale, sale & leaseback, land and/or office acquisition.

In November 2020 I joined Colliers as Director Business Development. In this role I am responsible for the contacts and relationships with the investors of real estate in Rotterdam, The Hague and surroundings. My focus is on the Agency department including all  leasing, purchase and sale activities. However Asset Services,  Design and (re)Development  or any other business lines providing services or solutions for real estate issues will  have my full attention.

A two years period as Managing Director of Groot Handelsgebouw in Rotterdam,  the largest monumental building of  The Netherlands consisting of 120,000 s.qm LFA and housing over 450 companies,  brought many challenges during the period Sep 2018- Oct 2020. The daily management of the team (10 people) and being responsible for the asset as well as the property management  brought all my real estate experience together in one role. 

Prior to working on the investor side I worked as an advisor at JLL. After several years working as  property manager, I switched in 2006 to the Agency department of JLL in Rotterdam of which I became head of the Agency department in Rotterdam in 2015.  My main responsibilities exsisted of advising corporates, developers, occupiers and investors of real estate on diverse complex real estate issues in Rotterdam, The Hague and surroundings. Advise on leasing, disposal, buying or renegotiating of contracts were key drivers in my job. 

Since 2007 I have been working in the real estate sector in various positions. I have been working as a real estate advisor in the field of acquisition, disposition and lease.

As Director Agency Eindhoven  I am responsible for the lease and sales activities in North Brabant. My focus is the Agency department, including all lease activities and sales. Asset services, design and (re)development and other business lines that Colliers offers also have my full attention.

 2008-2016: Dynamis Strijbosch Thunnissen Makelaars Region Arnhem/Nijmegen:

Created the retail leasing department and extended this profitable business unit to a market leader in the region.

2016-Now: Colliers International:

Director Retail. Responsible for Retail Agency / specialized in shopping centres and cooperation with other serviceslines within Colliers which are active in Retail (Asset Services, Retail Marketing, Design&Development, Research, Valuations, Food&Beverage and Capital Markets. Strongly focussed on data driven service en solutions as well as an integrated marketapproach.