Peter Bretveld joins Kempen Real Estate team

For over six years, Bretveld worked for Blue Sky Group in the position of senior portfolio manager, where he was responsible for global non-listed real estate. Previous to this position, Bretveld was an assistant fund manager at CBRE Global Investors, and he gained experience as an investment analyst working for ING Real Estate Investment Management.

Matthijs Storm, head of the Kempen Real Estate team, commented on Peter Bretveld’s appointment saying: ‘Peter has built up an excellent reputation in real estate markets, in which he has been active since 2001. Besides a wealth of experience, he brings a vast network of contacts in global real estate markets to the team. Peter will be a great asset to our team.’

News & Knowledge

2019, 08 August

Private Markets Investor Letter

At the end of the second quarter, our participants have committed a total of EUR 98.7 million in capital to the Kempen Private Markets Fund. We have committed almost the same amount to ten partnerships and two direct co-investments – a well-diversified portfolio. In this quarter we allocated additional capital to three current investments in the portfolio, so that the allocations to the various categories are more in line with the target weights. We also saw a lot of activity at the underlying partnerships level and we are very satisfied with the build-up of the portfolio. All investments are focused on good value-creation strategies. We will elaborate on all of these topics in this quarterly report.

2019, 25 July

Investing with a purpose

In this quarterly newsletter, we take a closer look at the world of responsible and sustainable investment. At Kempen Capital Management N.V. (hereafter Kempen), Environmental Social Governance (ESG) factors are fully integrated throughout our investment process, and for us responsible investment means being good stewards of the companies that we invest in. We encourage positive change through engagement with the management of our investee companies and through actively using our shareholder voting rights.

2019, 23 July

Kempen European Private Equity Fund acquires an interest in high-precision sheet metal processing company Wilvo Group.

Amsterdam, 23 July 2019. The Kempen European Private Equity Fund has acquired a significant direct interest in Wilvo Group B.V. (‘Wilvo Group’). Wilvo Group is a family business in the province of Brabant in the Netherlands that has evolved into a specialist in the processing of thin sheet metal and precision parts assembly.