Recommendations

I have been Kris's client for the last 10 years and I highly recommend him.

Kris is a very reliable and knowledgeable investment professional and always works hard to protect the client interests.Hes is very detail oriented.

Kris has been managing our family real estate portfolio for a couple of years already and has consistente outperformed the base case scenario by a wide margin. He sourced various residential buildings in Madrid which we acquired and subsequently he repositioned by adding a lot of value and leased at top rents to quality tenants. He's a very dedicated and knowledgeable professional and it has been a pleasure working with him. Strongly recommended.

Kris is a very experienced finance professional with a very good knowledge of the real estate market in Spain. He has the rare ability to always come with creative solutions to meet financing needs. He is very good at thinking out of the box. I have always enjoyed working with Kris and I hope we can still work together in the future.

Kris es un emprendedor nato y un grandísimo profesional. Estudia cada operación minuciosamente para que sea un éxito y no deja ningún cabo suelto. Es un gran placer trabajar con Kris y espero seguir colaborando con él.

While at EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust, I was covered as a client by Kris.

Kris was always very professional in his approach, trying to understand our business model and our investment policy. As a consequence he was always one of our top counterparts providing the best advice, delivering the best solutions and fast execution.

I had the pleasure to work with Kris as a counterpart in fixed income trading. Kris is very detail oriented and he has the skills to quickly understand what your needs are and so he's able to generate and then implement interesting and innovative trade ideas. I would surely recommend to be in contact with him.

Denis Manzi, CFA

I have been Kris' client for almost a decade. Consistently he has been recommending innovative, creative and, importantly, profitable investments at competitive prices. His genuine knowledge of all kinds of investments, his broad market knowledge and his access to many investment products due to his outstanding network of client/providor relationships make him stand out of the crowd in these very competitive markets. Speak to him for any of your investment needs!

Kris is very committed, capable and dedicated professional. He is an intelligent and talented person in multiple levels of business process.

He tenido el placer de colaborar con Kris como abogada en varias operaciones inmobiliarias en Espanya. Mi experiencia trabajando con Kris no ha podido ser mejor; es un gran profesional con muchísima resolución que siempre soluciona cualquier contratiempo que pueda surgir para que las operaciones se lleven a buen puerto, realiza todas las diligencias debidas, cumple siempre los tiempos pactados, es muy afable y ante situaciones de mucho estrés nunca pierde la calma ni la compostura lo que hace que tenga siempre la operación controlada. Ojala otros tuvieran la misma profesionalidad que Kris a la hora de trabajar

I was approached by Kris for a Real Estate investment opportunity in Madrid, and I was impressed with his outstanding knowledge of the markets, meeting client’s financial requirements and presenting solutions in a very professional manner . His engagement with clients shows transparency and commitment. I highly recommend working with Kris.

Kris ha sido el responsable de mi cuenta primero en mi etapa gestionando fondos de renta fija en Caixa Manresa y después en CatalunyaCaixa.

A lo largo de este tiempo, Kris ha demostrado un profundo conocimiento de los mercados y de los productos que representa, facilitando de manera rápida y eficaz mi trabajo gestionando renta fija. Ha demostrado igualmente una gran proactividad en su gestión y una gran predisposición a ayudarnos a conseguir nuestros objetivos.

Recomendaría a Kris para cualquiera que valore un perfil de persona con alta capacidad de automotivación y voluntad de ayudar a sus clientes a alcanzar sus metas.

I have been Kris' client for many years and can highly recommend his professional services. He is hard working, incredibly diligent and very insightful into the workings of the local real estate market.He knows how to spot opportunities and can then execute to take advantage of them. I am certain that he will succeed in this new venture as will the people that invest with him.

This letter is my personal recommendation for Kris Van Lancker. He has been working for us for the past fifteen years as Fixed Income Sales.

Kris is a highly qualified sales executive with long experience in the management of major accounts.

I would like to emphasize his strengths.

He maintains a high quality of work, nearly of the point of excellence.

As a client, I can say that he is able to solve any problem, identifying the causes and considering the outcomes of each solution.

In terms of performance, he always comes up with new ideas or alternatives to improve our investment.

He is a very reliable and persuasive, completing orders accurately and within specific deadlines.

Kris is very energetic, maintaining a fast work pace and most important, with high productivity levels.

He´s very flexible, always able to make positive effort to accept changes.

I think that he is able to work in different environments, always prepared to achieve new challenges.

I can confirm that he is a very communicative man, with great integrity, and extremely dedicated to his work.

If you have any questions regarding this recommendation, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards,

Ignacio Diez

Trustable, hard worker, customer focus, always willing to find a creative solution, at the end of the day a very good guy

Kris es un gran emprendedor y tiene una visión de los negocios encomiable. En esta etapa de promotor inmobiliario ha creado un proyecto exitoso a la primera, viendo claramente un nicho de mercado que tenía un deficit de oferta, lo que ha dado como resultado que tenga todas las viviendas vendidas cuando todavía se está ejecutando la estructura. Como cliente nuestro es un placer trabajar con él y su equipo, pues siempre presenta una actitud colaborativa y en busca de soluciones. Sin duda estaremos encantados de volver a colaborar juntos.

Kris es un profesional con una clara visión de la estrategia a medio y largo plazo. Hemos coincidido en una promoción de viviendas, él como cliente y yo como responsable de la delegación de la constructora, donde su paciencia y su capacidad de escucha frente a las adversidades fue clave para poder darle salida al proyecto.

Es una persona observadora, buen conversador, con inquietudes y siempre alerta de las nuevas oportunidades que ofrece el mercado. Siempre estoy interesado en sus nuevos proyectos porque innovan. Es prudente y meticuloso e incluso dicen que se aneja muy bien a los mandos de la barbacoa.

Gracias por todo Kris.

He tenido la suerte de colaborar estrechamente con Kris en algunos proyectos. Cuando me recomendaron que me pusiera en contacto con el ya que era la persona ideal para el complicadísimo pero más que rentable primer proyecto, no esperaba que su nivel de resolución, su conocimiento del negocio, su habilidad para adaptarse y su capacidad para afrontar las adversidades fueran a ser así. Colaborar con Kris es garantía de éxito, tenerlo cerca es saber que puedes operar tranquilo. Un crack el tío!! Gracias señor...aún te debo una cena!!

Kris y yo hemos hecho un par de operaciones juntos desde 2013. Kris siempre se ha comportado como un gran profesional y es una persona con la que da gusto colaborar. Es muy buen inversor y tiene un gran instinto para encontrar valor

Kris has shown a great knowledge of the market on every deal I've done with him. Our working relation has always been kind, and he always has made his best to close operations with the maximum profit for every part.

He tenido el placer de trabajar con Kris en cada una de las entidades en las que ha prestado sus servicios, y siempre ha demostrado un conocimiento absoluto de su área, necesidades de sus clientes para darles una mejor cobertura, trato amable y respetuoso, y el resultado siempre ha sido excelente. Un abrazo Kris.

I did my first trade with Kris in the middle of the 2008 hurricane, just a few weeks after our first contact. Since there Kris always provided the best possible help. It was one of the most serious, dedicated, and efficient professionals I worked with, and will surely miss him at the fixed income world.

Kris is an experienced capital markets executive who was a leader in covering the clients from Iberia with excellent product knowledge. He is creative, likes to think outside the box and to challenge the consensus and the status quo. He is a reliable and trustworthy person with a taste and talent for finding opportunities as well as a high capacity to adapt to its environment. It has been professionally enjoyable and rewarding to work with him.

Kris is proving to be one of the most outstanding investment managers in

Spain and the UK. He is passionate about his job and demonstrates continuous and increasing desire to have a better understanding of the market dynamics to serve his clients through the best performance. He manages a respectable knowledge of the most technical aspects of the market as well as continuous anxiety to expand it. It is always an enriching experience to talk and debate with him in both professional and human terms.

I have known Kris for 15 years as a colleague first, and as a customer thereafter. He is a reliable, diligent and trustworthy investment professional. He has a great knowledge of financial markets and alternative investments in general, and of the Spanish fixed income and property markets in particular. He always goes the extra mile with a pro-active and dynamic attitude.

Kris has huge skills in communication and into detecting high added-value solutions and business oportunities for his clients.

First-class provider, he is an expert in fixed income trading and value-added financial solutions.

Also capabilities as team leader and optimal manager of long-term business relationships.

Kris is a hard working professional. As client-oriented, Kris always offered the products that best suits his clients. With a vast experience in fixed income, Kris has the ability to add value when presenting financial solutions.

Kris es un profesional muy competente, siendo muy diligente en las funciones que desempeña y con gran capacidad de generación de ideas a favor de la empresa y para los clientes. Inteligente, capaz, y resolutivo al cien por cien. Con personalidad y caracter, no conflictivo y comunicativo

Kris is one of the most dedicated professionals I've met. A person you can trust when you want to make the right investment decisions. His investment ideas, skills and deep knowledge of all markets help anyone to perform even in the most challenging markets. Thanks to his interpersonal skills he has great relations and I have no doubt that he will be as successful in his new role as he has been before.

Kris is a customer-oriented professional that puts all his effort to deliver outstanding results to his clients. He is a very proactive person and very good in identifying good opportunities for his clients.

Kris is a great professional with strong financial markets knowledge.

Durante mi etapa como portfolio manager en la Compañía de Seguros del BBVA, resultó muy gratificante y de enorme provecho mi relación profesional con Kris

Kris is one of the greatest advisors and one of the most client-orientated professionals I ever known, always finding new opportunities in every challenging environment.

Dealing with Kris means great customer service, sound investment advice and great results. Kris is a respected professional in the investment industry."

I have had a very good relationship with Kris. He had always give me good advise to my investments. He know very well asian markets on fixed income side.

It was a pleasure to working with Kris over a number of years at Mitsubishi, where he was a sales person, advising his clients on their investment decisions. We traveled a couple of times to visit his clients and he always came over very professional protecting his clients' interests and helping them to outperform their given benchmarks. He is very close to Iberian clients. most are like friends to him. If you need a contact/help in Spain or Portugal than he's the man to go to!

We used to be colleagues in London. Kris has a very good understanding of markets and took the right time to change into Real Estate. He is very entrepreneurial and commercial. Very good in building relationships and exploring new business opportunities. We always stayed friends.

I had the chance to work with Kris who always impressed me for his work ethic and hard working attitude together with the high level of proactivity and attention to client's needs and interests.

A very reliable busines partner to work with as a colleague and as a client. A person I hope to cross path again in the future.

Kris is a highly valued and respected investment professional with many years of international experience and an amazing network of clients/contacts. He has been the top revenue generator at most of the firms he worked for.

Cuando conocí a Kris me impresionó por su honestidad, transparencia y respeto con el que trata al cliente. Cuando explica sus proyectos se preocupa por entender lo que buscas y para qué propósito. Tiene una gran capacidad de escucha y no duda en dedicarte su tiempo para responder a todas tus preguntas y dudas. Inspira confianza y cercanía. Como cliente te sientes acompañado en todo momento en la toma de decisiones, y mantiene una relación estrecha incluso después de haberlas tomado.

From the first moment I met Kris I have shared his approach and his ideals regarding real estate entrepreneurship. From Kris I would highlight his analytical capacity, his vision of the real estate environment, his international experience and his desire to do things well and make a differentiating product for the consumer. I am impressed with the results obtained in Calle Aldea del Fresno 10 and I hope we can continue collaborating in future projects.

Gran profesional, honesto y trabajador, capaz de interpretar las necesidades de sus objetivos y de trabajar de manera eficiente hacia ello, con inteligencia y sabiduría. Sin duda colaborar con el es éxito garantizado!

Kris es una persona con muchas capacidades profesionales, una de ellas es la gestión inmobiliaria.

Siempre es muy interesante leer sus artículos expresando su punto de vista de como el mercado inmobiliario va a evolucionar. Muy recomendable seguirle

I had the pleasure to work with Kris at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust. Kris is a natural self starter and a hard worker. He has excelled in every aspect of his career so far and has very strong technical skills. His client development abilities are second to none. Any team would be lucky to have him by their side.

KVL was a star performing salesperson while we worked together at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust. He cultivated strong client relationships which he maximized with a keen work ethic and understanding of fixed income instruments. He was a great asset for my role as a trader during our tenure together.

Kris is a very accurate professional who works hardly to achieve his clients' goals.

I had the pleasure to work with him in a clients’ facing role and I could appreciate his skills, honesty, reliability and cleverness.

I would definitely wish to work with him as a colleague or as client as I am sure contribution in both cases would be excellent.

I have known Kris for more than 10 years and have been lucky enough to work with him in Bloomberg in 2000's. Kris is a very talented individual. I have always admired his hard work, positive attitude and full focus on clients. Kris is a great sales person, his due diligence and consultative approach make clients or potential prospects very much at ease. Another bonus is that Kris speaks fluently many languages! I'd love to work again with Kris. His work ethic is undeniable.

In the fixed income markets, where personal relationships are very important, Kris has always shown utmost professionalism. I'm, sure he'll excel in any area he puts his mind to!

Kris and I know each other for over a decade now. He has a sound knowledge of the financial markets and alternative investments and loves to help his clients beat their benchmarks. He is dynamic, diligent and reliable and he always spots the right investment opportunities for his clients. Get in touch with him if you need access to Spanish investments as he will find them for you!

I worked with Kris at Mitsubishi Securities. Kris has very good client relationships, is innovative and delivers what he promises.

I worked with Kris some years back now. He shown a drive in sales with talent to isolate new opportunities.

Great person to work with.

I used to work together with Kris at MUSI. He is a passionate sales person who is very driven and very good at identifying business opportunities.

I can highly recommend Kris.

Kris is a gifted,driven creative man with an energy for challenges.

His aura energises others and his friendly-ness ,professionalism, hard working attitude will give him success and make him friends everywhere.

I am glad to have worked with him and will look to him for advice in the future.

Kris is a very reliable, outgoing and knowledgeable investment professional. We did various deals in the past and Kris always worked hard to protect the client interests. He only advises on deals where he would invest himself. Professionals like him are hard to find in the industry!

Kris is a motivated sales person and characterised by entrepreneurial spirit. He is focused on results and he has been able to achieve and exceed targets.He is also versatile and extremely keen on business.

At the time, when I worked with Kris, he always came across as a thorough individual, enthusiastic and reliable.

Kris, I wish you all the best in your new ventures and trust all will be great.

Kris is a great investment professional being the top income producer at all the firms where he worked. His amazing financial markets knowledge/instinct combined with exceptional client relationship skills made him one of the best investment advisors in London. Over the last year Kris started buying up a high-income producing and profitable portfolio of distressed properties and businesses in Spain and loved so much what he is doing that he decided to move to Madrid to set

up his own firm to help fellow investors achieve the same results. Very few people take such big steps in life and less people co-invest with their clients.

Kris only recommends investments where he himself would invest.

Speak to him for any of your needs.

Kris is an experience credit/bond expert with a strong focus on clients and customer-oriented person constantly offering the best service keeping the standards almost unreachable for competitors.

He is an extremely proactive and up-to date professional always in touch with his clients, with and advanced knowledge of credit / bond markets.

I have no doubt that he will continua to deliver the same high-quality service

Kris is a very serious and driven professional. He is extremely well organised and delivers what he promises. I enjoyed working with Kris very much.

I hold Kris in highest regard. He is very professional and has excellent social skills. He strives to excel with a very pro-active and dynamic attitude. Good humored nature and easy to deal with. Wish him best of luck on his new challenge, where he will undoubtedly succeed.

Have had the pleasure of working with Kris in the past few years. He has always been pleasant to relate with and eager to provide prices and information to get the trades done. A keen professional and a good friend.

I have known Kris for nearly ten years and worked with him for six of those at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust in the fixed income sales team. He was always one of the best performing members of the team and extremely diligent and professional with both colleagues and clients alike. He was a pleasure to work with and was sorely missed by his colleagues and the company when he went on to pastures new.

I had the pleasure working with Kris while working at AFS. Kris was able to provide valuable feedback and liquidity, always available when you need him. In recent years I've also learned to know Kris as a close friend and I would definitely recommend working with him, always prepared to go the extra mile.

Kris was a valuable member of the team. He is very knowledgeable and is a person you can rely on when you have a problem.

He always show great manners, both with clients and the other team members. He is a proactive person and very good in identifying business areas which need improvement so that a better service could be provided in the future.

I really enjoyed working with him and I'll miss him!

I was very fortunate to learn from Kris as I watched him engage with his clients to build strong and trusting relationships. He has a deep knowledge of financial markets, and his ability to understand and explain complex financial instruments while understanding his clients' needs made him into one of the most successful salesperson at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust. I am confident that these skills will serve him well in his next venture.

When working with Kris, he always fighted hard for offering us the best prices in the quickest delay possible. And he did that in a very professional and reliable way.

It is very easy to work with him and, besides that, he is a very kind and polite person.

Kris is a very good professional with diversified expertise, very ambicious and confident, likes new chalenges and professionally very correct .

It is a pleasure to work with Kris as a counterparty, as he provides the enviroment to close trades, having the needed information.

Kris has excelent communication skills and he is a hard working professional.

Kris is a dedicated professional, who knows the inside-out of fixed income markets. His experience and capabilities paired with a very nice attitude and always fair beahviour make it a pleasure to work with

During his career at Bloomberg Kris had a strong focus on business development in France and leveraged his Fixed Income knowledge to generate additional revenue for Bloomberg and displace the competition.

I had the opportunity to work with Kris while we where working for BBG.

Kris is a spectacular from both professional and personal point of view.

Professionally, Kris is very diligent with the customers, understand their needs, and provide the right environment to close the best deal for both parts. As a colleague, he was always thinking on how to maximize his relationship with clients, in order to cross sell products and benefit other colleagues and the company.

Life is long, and I hope I will cross Kris again in the future to do business or to work with him.

Fede Navarro

It's great to have someone as Kris as a counterpart.

He brings very good value to his clients.

Kris es uns excelente persona tanto desde el punto de vista profesional como personal. Se implica en el trabajo que realiza con seriedad y eficiencia. Intenta conseguir lo mejor para el cliente.

I had the pleasure of working with Kris whilst at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and during this period Kris demonstrated a high level work ethic developing both excellent internal and external relationships coupled with the ability to maintain the focus on achieving objectives required of him.

Kris is a top calibre securities industry professional. His business acumen and can do attitude is second to none.