About us

ZBG Group envisions a world transformed by innovation and sustainability. We’re pioneering change, setting new standards, and creating a future where limitless possibilities meet responsible progress.

At ZBG Group, we lead with innovation and excellence, delivering exceptional value. Our mission is to empower progress, drive growth, an make a positive global impact through integrity and collaboration. We do this across three industries – Real Estate, Equipment and Investments.

With significant industry knowledge and investment experience, we aim to be the preferred investment partner for stakeholders who share our beliefs and vision.

Key Values

Elevating Excellence

We’re committed to excellence, integrity, and respect.

Pioneering Partnerships

We believe in the power of collaboration. Together, we achieve more, innovate faster, and reach new heights.

Responsibility Redefined

Responsibility is at our core. For our people and our planet, leaving a world better than we found it.

Our focus areas

Real Estate

ZBG Real Estate develops real estate, but more importantly, they realize dreams by creating the ideal spaces for people, the end-users of their developments. One driver for their projects is the growth in popularity of urban living, especially in key international cities. The aim is to provide millennials access to the city lifestyle, which is an increasing challenge due to the shortage of quality housing in many markets.

Breevast develops real estate, but more importantly, they realize dreams by creating the ideal spaces for people, the end-users of their developments. One driver for their projects is the growth in popularity of urban living, especially in key international cities. The aim is to provide millennials access to the city lifestyle, which is an increasing challenge due to the shortage of quality housing in many markets.

Breevast

Through Zweegers Equipment Group, ZBG invests in companies in the equipment industry. Zweegers Equipment is firmly committed to the increasing and urgent demand for cleaner and smarter machines, by investing in the application of technologies such as GPS, sensor technology and robotization. But also in technical development, such as electrification and connectivity of machines. With smart applications such as precision agriculture, the use of fertilizers, pesticides, raw materials and fuel can be greatly reduced, as well as emissions. These innovations are obviously of great importance for agriculture, but certainly also for the other sectors where Zweegers Equipment is active, such as machines for turfcare and construction.

Equipment

Technology

ZBG believes that technology can improve the lives of everyone on earth in different ways.

That’s why we invest in companies like Vogue Bikes, that develops sustainable e-bikes with a large reach for every purpose. Or Auro, the largest chauffeured car company in Spain with advanced service. But also in Fourvenues, an advanced management software that was created to provide the nightlife industry. Other examples of investments by ZBG Group with a focus on technology are the plans for the transformation of an urban transport park with solar and electric cars and the development (purchase and operation) of PV projects with an emphasis on Agrisolar projects in Europe, MENA and APAC.

How it started

ZBG was founded by Frank Zweegers in 1982 in order to invest in companies that help shape a better future. Not bound by conventions, Frank chose to invest in people rather than in business plans. In more recent times, the portfolio has coalesced around three business areas: real estate development & investment, equipment and technology. With these ZBG aims to have a lasting positive effect on the future of this earth and the people on it.

2000

Divestment of interest in Del Monte Foods to the Italian food and beverage group Cirio which then acquirs control of South African food group. The transaction is led by ABN AMRO M&A advisory services.

2002

Acquisition of the agricultural machinery distributor Mechan Groep, later integrated in ZWEQ. The agriculture division of the Group was subsumed under Zweegers Equipment Group on 9 May 2022. Ambitious plans are afoot for a major expansion of the machinery portfolio in the agriculture, lawn and park, construction and industry sectors with companies in Europe and later in North America too

2003

Acquisition of one of the largest consumer finance companies in Belgium from KBC Bank with a €1.25 billion portfolio. The portfolio is divested in different stages and sold to KBC and other financial institutions. The last assets in the portfolio are sold in 2019.

2006

Breevast and American International Group (AIG) acquirs the MPC Münchmeyer Petesen Capital (MPC) portfolio for €1 billion by means of a CSFB partnership. Later financing comes from Lone Star in the form of a Private Equity partnership.

2008

ZBG neemt ZA Verzekeringen over van Allianz Nederland. Het is in 2013 verkocht aan Delta Lloyd.

2016

Breevast and their partner Imobel sell the development RAC Belair in Brussels in different phases. The buyersare Hannover Leasing, Gingko Tree Investments, Real I.S. Smart and other Belgian investors. The total transaction value is approximately €500 million

2019

ZBG and Breevast’s Gallus, Frankfurt development project is sold to German developer Instone after more than 15 years of work. It is one of Germany’s largest residential projects which will be redeveloped into more than 1,200 new homes. The total transaction value was €193 million.

2020

LFH and Breevast complete the sale of the Brussels Finance Tower for more than €1.2 billion to Korean investor Meritz Securities. It is the largest singleasset deal ever completed in Belgium and represents over 18 years of extensive urban redevelopment of this iconic complex.

Because we care about people, about our environment and about our planet.