A multigenerational investment platform shaped by telecommunications, infrastructure, and long-term partnership.
In 1968, Lucas Afera purchased a single tract of farmland 25 kilometres north of Brussels. Originally intended as a modest long-term investment to provide a legacy for his young children, the investment eventually became the foundation for a broader strategy tied to the growth of European financial markets.
By the time the Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992, the family's land strategy had expanded to include telecommunications infrastructure. The next generation of the Afera family had already joined the business, helping transform a long-term asset base into an operating and investment platform.
In 2000, the company's assets and technology played a role in the market infrastructure developments that led to the combination of the Bourse de Bruxelles, the Amsterdam Bourse, and the Paris Bourse, forming what is known today as Euronext.
Today, partnership remains central to the Afera family's investment philosophy. Across four generations, the family has built a platform spanning private company investments, intellectual property royalties, infrastructure assets, and real estate.
1968
Lucas Afera acquires farmland north of Brussels, laying the groundwork for a multigenerational asset base.
