Van Lanschot Kempen has raised €374 million during the first closing of its third Europe-focused private equity strategy

26 Mar 2025 08:30 CET

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management has raised €374 million during the first closing of its third Europe-focused private equity strategy. The funds offered to private banking clients in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland focus on small and medium-sized private companies in Northwestern Europe. With this, we build on our deep investment expertise in private equity. 

Wendy Winkelhuijzen, Member of the Management Board of Van Lanschot Kempen, responsible for Private Banking Netherlands: “The successful closing demonstrates that our private banking clients are increasingly interested in non-listed investments as a complement to their listed investment portfolios. This is due to the potential returns and to be less dependent on stock market sentiment. Our strategy makes this asset class more accessible to our experienced investors, such as high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs with a long-term focus. The strong interest from these client groups has translated into this successful first closing of the fund in a relatively short period.” 

Sven Smeets, Head of the Private Equity Strategy at Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management: “The interest in non-listed investments is widespread among private banking clients in the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Belgium. We facilitate this through both the Kempen European Private Equity Fund III for private banking in the Netherlands and Switzerland, and the MercLan European Private Equity Fund for clients of Mercier Van Lanschot in Belgium. Both funds, with similar underlying investments, are managed by our dedicated private equity team. This third fund builds on the two previous successful European private equity strategies. It is part of the ongoing offering of new private market solutions that Van Lanschot Kempen provides to its private banking clients.”