Van Lanschot Kempen struck deeply by death of Paul Gerla

Paul Gerla was among those pivotal to the success of Kempen Capital Management, which grew into a leading Dutch asset manager under his leadership. He also drove the organisation’s international expansion and oversaw its opening of offices in London and Paris.

Karl Guha, Chairman at Van Lanschot Kempen, said: “Today, we have lost a top professional and one of the architects of Kempen Capital Management’s current success. Paul was a very amiable person, a valued colleague and a leader who knew exactly what was going on in our organisation.

A positive person, Paul saw opportunities everywhere and never quit. He took on his illness with great courage and energy, and continued to fight for a good outcome. It was not meant to be.

Our thoughts go out to his wife, children, family and friends.”

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2021, 06 May

Kempen European Private Equity Fund invests in Norwegian campervan dealer Tellus

The Kempen European Private Equity Fund, the private equity investment fund of Kempen Capital Management (Kempen), has acquired a direct interest in a new entity by the name of Tellus Group (Tellus) that was formed as a result of the merger of five regional campervan dealers in Norway. With its strategic spread, Tellus is market leader in Norway.

2021, 22 April

Kempen published Annual Stewardship and Sustainable Investment Report 2020

Kempen Capital Management (Kempen), the €86.2 billion asset and fiduciary manager, today publishes its fully digital annual ESG report 2020, detailing the significant progress made towards embedding Sustainable Investing across its investment strategies.

2021, 16 April

Asset Allocation Outlook April

And all of a sudden, fears of rising interest rates just seemed to evaporate. While US 10-year government bond yields had already climbed to 1.7%, the S&P500 and EUROSTOXX 600 indices once again noted new record highs. This was against a background of rising new coronavirus cases, but also an acceleration in vaccination programmes and potential further fiscal stimulation in the US. Europe is now lagging behind in economic terms, but growth will pick up later this year. We continue to be positive about equities, primarily European equities. For bonds we view higher yields as a risk and are only positive about European high yield credits and emerging market debt listed in US dollars.