Amsterdam/’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, 29 January 2026
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management today announces the successful launch of its private equity fund, ‘Private Equity Secondaries Evergreen Solution’. Due to strong interest from private banking clients, over €150 million was committed during the launch period. The fund is now open for subscriptions on a quarterly basis for clients with a minimum investment of €250,000. The aim is to make the fund accessible in the future from €100,000 onwards.
Investing in secondaries gives investors, such as high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs with a long-term focus, additional diversification within their portfolios. A key feature of the Private Equity Secondaries Evergreen Solution is that it is an open-ended/evergreen fund. This gives investors the opportunity to enter on a quarterly basis and, after a so-called ‘lock-up’ period of three years, to redeem on a quarterly basis as well.
Wendy Winkelhuijzen, Member of the Management Board of Van Lanschot Kempen, responsible for Private Banking Netherlands: “The highly successful launch of the Private Equity Secondaries Evergreen Solution shows that our clients are enthusiastic about this further expansion of our private markets offering, which provides both diversification and flexibility. The fund can be a valuable addition to an investment portfolio, particularly due to its relatively shorter investment cycle and the increased liquidity characteristics of an evergreen structure.”
In the private equity secondaries segment, often referred to simply as ‘secondaries’, investors buy or sell existing interests in private equity funds or portfolios, rather than making new investments as on the primary market.
The fund invests in secondaries particularly when the original manager of the underlying private equity fund also co-invests. This structure is known as GP-led secondaries and has the advantage that all parties’ interests are aligned. Van Lanschot Kempen also regularly receives co-investment opportunities from its private equity partners, which lowers costs for clients and enables faster capital deployment. In addition, the evergreen structure of this solution offers better liquidity compared to traditional closed-end private equity investments.
Sven Smeets, Head of the Private Equity Strategy at Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management: “The entrusted amount of more than €150 million is a wonderful result, but we are just as proud of the broad interest shown. Thanks to our extensive network in the private equity market, we are able to allocate this capital relatively quickly and carefully to high-quality secondaries investments. By now, we have already committed a significant portion of the capital to various private equity parties, and the first co-investments have already been added to the portfolio.”
In 2025, clients entrusted more than €540 million to Van Lanschot Kempen during the launch of two new private equity funds.
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Private Equity Secondaries Evergreen Solution (the "Fund") is a sub-fund of the Kempen Umbrella II Coöperatief U.A. (the "Umbrella Fund"), domiciled in the Netherlands. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management NV (VLK Investment Management) is the manager of the Umbrella Fund. VLK Investment Management is authorised as a management company and regulated by The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets. The Sub-Fund is registered under the license of the Fund at the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets.
The information in this document provides insufficient information for an investment decision. Therefore, read the prospectus and the Essential Information Document. These documents of the Fund are available on the website of VLK Investment Management (www.vanlanschotkempen.com/en-nl/investment-management/investment-strategies). The information on the website is (partly) available in Dutch and English. The Sub-Fund is registered for offering in a limited number of countries. The countries where the Sub-Fund is registered can be found on the website.
Risk classification EID: Because the value is calculated only once a quarter, the risk indicator is classified in class 6
and the likelihood of potential losses assessed as high.
Sustainability: SFDR article 6
The Fund doesn’t have an end date and is aimed at well-informed investors only.
Capital at risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and are not guaranteed. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Past performance provides no guarantee for the future.
This press release does not constitute an offer or solicitation for the sale, purchase or acquisition in any other way or subscription to any financial instrument and is not a recommendation to perform or refrain from performing any action.
This press release is a translation of the Dutch language original and is provided as a courtesy only. In the event of any disparities, the Dutch language version will prevail. No rights can be derived from any translation thereof.
About Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management NV
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management is a specialist investment manager with a focused approach and a clear investment philosophy. We believe in long-term stewardship for our clients and other stakeholders. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management provides sustainable returns, fiduciary management services, manager selection, portfolio construction and monitoring, alongside a number of actively-managed investment strategies. As of 30 June December 2025, Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management had a total of €121.8 billion in client assets.
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management, part of Van Lanschot Kempen, is a specialist and independent wealth manager. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management NV is licensed as a manager of various UCITS and AIFs and authorised to provide investment services and as such is subject to supervision by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets.
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About Van Lanschot Kempen NV
Van Lanschot Kempen is an independent, specialist wealth manager active in private banking, investment management and investment banking, with the aim of preserving and creating wealth, in a sustainable way, for both its clients and the society of which it is part. Through our long-term focus, we create positive financial and non-financial value. Listed at Euronext Amsterdam, Van Lanschot Kempen is the Netherlands’ oldest independent financial services company, with a history dating back to 1737.
