Marktlink Investment Partners (MIP) strengthens its team with three private bankers from Rabobank who have earned their stripes in the affluent individuals and entrepreneurs target group. Raymond van Erven, William van Galen, and Henk van Middendorp will advise clients on participation in Private Equity and Venture Capital starting April 1. With this expansion, MIP aims to broaden its network among affluent individuals, entrepreneurs, family offices, and professionals.
"A trend is that Private Equity and Venture Capital are becoming an increasingly significant part of the overall investment strategy. As a result, there is a growing demand for direct investment opportunities such as Private Equity and Venture Capital. This is the reason for Marktlink Investment Partners to expand its proposition and relationship management.
Raymond van Erven and William van Galen have been involved as senior wealth managers with Rabobank since the 1990s. Henk van Middendorp worked at Rabobank as a manager of commercial relationships in the Rabo Schretlen Vermogensmanagement division. The trio has a background at Schretlen & Co."
Van Middendorp, on behalf of the trio, motivates the move: 'In our field, you want to build a personal relationship and together find the best fit for the client's investment needs. We all feel like entrepreneurs, and it's great to become part of a young and rapidly growing company where entrepreneurship is strongly encouraged and where personal contact is possible with a engaged network. There is increasing interest among investors in Private Equity and Venture Capital. We are fully empowered because, at Marktlink Investment Partners, we can take the time and space through personal contact to advise potential investors within the network on suitable funds.'
Hylke Hertoghs, Managing Partner at MIP, says: 'We are pleased to add Raymond, William, and Henk to our team. With their background, they have broad, all-around expertise in guiding affluent individuals and entrepreneurs. In addition to their years of experience in wealth issues and relationship management, they bring a vast business network of affluent investors, family offices, and accounting and tax advisory firms.'
Marktlink Investment Partners launched a new investment fund, Private Equity Fund III, at the end of last year. Similar to its predecessors, the fund invests in several prominent European Private Equity funds. The target size of the fund is EUR 100 million, with subscriptions exceeding EUR 50 million at the first closing. The fund is expected to remain open for subscriptions until May 2023.
