AMINATA KAKÉ IS THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY GEN-eral for Befimmo SA, a regulated real estate investment trust based in Brussels. Kaké also serves as Befimmo’s chief compliance officer and is a member of the company’s management committee. Befimmo invests in, leases and manages office buildings located mainly in the center of Brussels, other main Belgium cities and in Luxembourg. The company invests in major projects that meet its criteria, such as location, architecture, services for its tenants and respect for the environment.

LEGAL TEAM: The legal team is made up of two units that operate from Brussels. The legal corporate team, consisting of two lawyers, is in charge of running the corporate bodies, financial transactions, regulatory issues, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, financial and nonfinancial communication, compliance and ethics, internal restructuring, procurement services contracting and litigation related to those fields. The legal real estate team, made up of six lawyers, is dedicated to the operational real estate activities, such as leasing, urban planning legislation, environmental issues, construction service contracting and commercial litigation. The two teams work closely together, particularly in complex transactions.