Kempen & Co
Encyclopedia
Kempen & Co is a Dutch merchant bank
providing financial services in asset management, securities broking, and corporate finance
. Clients include institutional investors, companies, financial institutions, (semi)public institutions, foundations, and high net-worth individuals.
). As banks, Van Lanschot and Kempen & Co are subject to the supervision of De Nederlandsche Bank
and have been issued licenses on the basis of Article 2.11 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wft). Van Lanschot and Kempen & Co are also registered as financial institutions with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets
(AFM) in Amsterdam.
Merchant bank
A merchant bank is a financial institution which provides capital to companies in the form of share ownership instead of loans. A merchant bank also provides advisory on corporate matters to the firms they lend to....
providing financial services in asset management, securities broking, and corporate finance
Corporate finance
Corporate finance is the area of finance dealing with monetary decisions that business enterprises make and the tools and analysis used to make these decisions. The primary goal of corporate finance is to maximize shareholder value while managing the firm's financial risks...
. Clients include institutional investors, companies, financial institutions, (semi)public institutions, foundations, and high net-worth individuals.
History
Kempen & Co is a subsidiary of F. Van Lanschot Bankiers N.V. (Van LanschotVan Lanschot
Van Lanschot NV is a financial institution of Dutch origin offering private banking and asset management services. Van Lanschot’s services mainly focus on high net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs and institutional investors. Van Lanschot is the oldest independent bank in the Netherlands with a...
). As banks, Van Lanschot and Kempen & Co are subject to the supervision of De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank is the central bank of the Netherlands. It is part of the European System of Central Banks .-History:...
and have been issued licenses on the basis of Article 2.11 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wft). Van Lanschot and Kempen & Co are also registered as financial institutions with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets
The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets is the financial services regulatory authority for the Netherlands. Its role is comparable to the role of the SEC in the United States.-History:...
(AFM) in Amsterdam.