Investment funds

Houthoff

Houthoff‘s practice has noteworthy experience assisting its roster of clients on various aspects of high-value funds, in both domestic and international contexts. The team is helmed by ’genius’ in the sector Oscar van Angeren who works between the firm’s London and Amsterdam offices. Marthe Bollen is an asset management specialist and is particularly well regarded for her ‘strong knowledge of AIFMD-regulated firms’, while Sylvia Dikmans is particularly equipped to advise on international tax matters, private equity and fund structuring.

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Testimonials

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‘The team really listens to our needs, is pragmatic, tries to find solutions, and is fast and fun to work with.’
‘I love to work with the senior associates in the team, they are empathic, pragmatic and understand our business very well.’
‘My experience with Houthoff's investment management practice is that they are very open and proactive in working with me as the financial conduct authority. We have open discussions with them on specific regulation and how to interpret it.'
'They support start-up financials with adjusted fees which encourages market entry. They maintain a high standard of client support and guidance during the license application process with the financial regulator.’
‘Marthe Bollen is a legal counsel within the investment management practice at Houthoff. She is easy to deal with, has an open mind and strong knowledge of AIFMD-regulated firms. She knows what we require from a regulator's perspective and delivers on that.’
‘What makes this practice unique is the genius of Oscar van Angeren. He is a strong thinker with an indisputable memory of all information needed to come to a well-funded conclusion in cases. Oscar works quickly and clearly.'
'Charlotte Lahaye takes care of the research and also delivers fast and according to our expectations. This is what one should act like when advice is requested!’

Key clients

Amvest REIM
Man Group
CBRE European Co-Investment Fund
InsingerGilissen
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC
BpfBOUW, Builders Pension Fund
Volt Investment Holdings
Metalektro Industry Pension Fund
Aqua-Spark
ASR RE
Scotch Whisky International
Transport Industry Pension Fund
MSMEDA
Nexperia
Painters Industry Pension Fund
Pension Fund Smurfit Kappa
Pension Fund Medical Specialists
PGB
CBRE Investment Management
Polestar Capital
Westlake

Work highlights

Advising Man Group on the ongoing restructuring of its flagship Dutch fund, Man AHL Diversified Markets EU.
Advising CBRE European Co-Investment Fund on the full-range of regulatory and transactional Dutch matters, including advising on distributions to investors and ongoing restructuring of the CBRE European Co-Investment Fund and the related co-investment funds.
Advising InsingerGilissen on the restructuring of InsingerGilissen Asset Management N.V., its the AIFMD licensed fund manager in the Netherlands.