About Us

Our Story

Finles Capital Management is an investment and corporate finance boutique with a long track record specializing in alternative investments and servicing clients globally.

Our History

More Than Four Decades of
Investment Excellence

1977

Foundation

Finles was founded by Dolf van der Weij in the Netherlands as a preferred supplier of financial products to the white-collar union the NCHP — nowadays De Unie — together with Achmea Insurance and AXA Insurance company.

1980s

Early Growth

Finles started as an intermediary firm for financial services, specializing in life insurance, mortgage and banking brokerage. In the mid-eighties, Finles was one of the first Fund Managers introducing and setting up funds in the Netherlands, servicing more than 35,000 clients.

1994

New Leadership

Rob van Kuijk and Hans van der Holst joined in 1994 as shareholders and as co-chief executives, bringing a new focus on absolute return strategies. Finles began to evolve from traditional financial services towards fund management.

1998

Hedge Fund Pioneer

Finles became one of the first Dutch fund managers to invest in hedge funds, pioneering multi-manager alternative portfolio strategies in the Netherlands.

2006

Independence

Rob van Kuijk and Hans van der Holst bought out the 50% share held by Achmea and AXA, becoming full owners of Finles. The same year, Finles launched its Star Selector fund — the first multi-manager hedge fund in the Netherlands with a performance fee-only cost structure.

2009

Strategic Pivot

Finles sold its insurance brokerage business and concentrated on managing a family of hedge funds, covering a wide variety of strategies such as volatility arbitrage, alternative credit, long-short equity, long only equity, long-short bonds and Asian equities.

Today

Alternative Investment Focus

Since 2018 Finles Capital works exclusively for professional clients, has a global outreach and is working in the fields of representing alternative investment funds, corporate finance and brokering secondaries.

Leadership

Our People Are a Key Asset

We are a multicultural team with unique expertise and diverse perspectives. Our people and the partners we work with bring decades of experience in the global financial markets.

Rob van Kuijk

Rob van Kuijk

CEO

After joining Finles as shareholder and managing partner in 1994, Rob became one of the first hedge fund managers in the Netherlands. With 30+ years of experience as an investment manager, investing in alternative investments in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Prior to joining Finles, Mr. Van Kuijk worked in auditing at Van Dien & Co (currently PWC) and as a Director at Delta Lloyd (Aviva).

Bodhi van Kuijk

Bodhi van Kuijk

Associate

Bodhi represents the next generation of our family business. He carries forward the Finles legacy with international experience and a strong global network across the financial markets.

At a Glance

Finles Capital

Founded

1977

Headquarters

Laren, The Netherlands

Focus

Alternative Investments and corporate finance

Clients

Professional Investors, companies

Asset Classes

We operate across a broad range of the financial markets, including private equity, private debt, special situations, real estate, global secondaries, factoring, litigation finance and natural resources.

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