Robertus H. L. M. Thielen (born 1961)[1] is a Dutch businessman and investor, working primarily in Europe. He is chairman and founder of Waterland Private Equity, co-founding partner of Russia-based private equity group, Elbrus Capital, and chairman of the Gryphion family office.[2]
Robertus Thielen
Rob Thielen at the offices of Waterland Private Equity Investments
Thielen graduated in tax law at the University of San Diego in California, US, and obtained a degree in tax law at the Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, the Netherlands. He also studied at Northwestern University in Chicago, US.
Careeredit
He worked as a turn-around management consultant with the Investment Management & Consulting Group (IMCG) and with the International Corporate Finance Group of ABN AMRO Bank.[citation needed]
Thielen was a partner and shareholder of RWP Corporate Finance advisors, which was later acquired by Investec group. He was also general manager of his family owned fashion retail group.[3]
He is chairman and founder of Waterland Private Equity Investments, an independent private equity group which focuses its investments on Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. Waterland has been involved in about 500 transactions in 54 industries in 18 countries with an equity base of around €6 billion.[4] The company owned Intertrust Group, until it sold that firm in 2012 for an estimated €400 million. Waterland has ranked in the top 3 of best performing private equity houses globally for 8 years in a row.[5]
He is also co-founding partner of Elbrus Capital,[6] a Russia-based private equity group. Its equity base is around $1,0 billion.[3]
Thielen founded his own family office Gryphion in 2019 in order to manage his assets with a focus on private equity investing.[2]
Thielen has served as a non-executive member of the board of RPS plc, an LSE quoted company active in environmental consultancy; and a non-executive board member of arxes NCC AG, an IT service provider quoted at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. He currently is an advisor to the non-executive director of Hampstead Global Fund, a hedge fund formerly listed on the Irish Stock Exchange.[1]
He contributes to Forbes.com covering international finance and investment trends.[7]
Thielen was also a member of the visiting faculty of the Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University), where he taught on mergers and acquisitions on the RSM MBA program.[11]
Awardsedit
In 2011, Thielen won the annual APEC ‘Private Equity Man of the Year’ Award, an award for Private Equity leaders established by the Amsterdam Private Equity Club.[12]
In 2009, he was ranked 170 in the Quote 500 list of richest Dutch people; in 2018 he was placed at number 82 in the Netherlands Quote 500.[13]
^"Van Baalen weigert inzage in donaties van rijke vrienden" [Van Baalen refuses scrutiny of donations by rich friends]. Algemeen Dagblad. 8 May 2014.
^"ShadowView pilots drones in African parks to prevent poaching". Spears. 19 August 2014.
^"About". Waterland Private Equity. 2 September 2019.
^APEC Award Winnaars Amsterdam Private Equity Club
^"Quote 500 member Rob Thielen makes a big hit". Quote. 30 March 2018.
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Robertus ThielenRob Thielen at the offices of Waterland Private Equity InvestmentsBornNetherlandsNationalityDutchAlma materUniversity of San DiegoOccupation s Entrepreneur and investorWebsitewww wbr robthielen wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Sponsorships 4 Teaching positions 5 Awards 6 ReferencesEducation editThielen graduated in tax law at the University of San Diego in California US and obtained a degree in tax law at the Rijksuniversiteit Leiden the Netherlands He also studied at Northwestern University in Chicago US Career editHe worked as a turn around management consultant with the Investment Management amp Consulting Group IMCG and with the International Corporate Finance Group of ABN AMRO Bank citation needed Thielen was a partner and shareholder of RWP Corporate Finance advisors which was later acquired by Investec group He was also general manager of his family owned fashion retail group 3 He is chairman and founder of Waterland Private Equity Investments an independent private equity group which focuses its investments on Austria Belgium Denmark Germany Ireland the Netherlands Poland the United Kingdom and Switzerland Waterland has been involved in about 500 transactions in 54 industries in 18 countries with an equity base of around 6 billion 4 The company owned Intertrust Group until it sold that firm in 2012 for an estimated 400 million Waterland has ranked in the top 3 of best performing private equity houses globally for 8 years in a row 5 He is also co founding partner of Elbrus Capital 6 a Russia based private equity group Its equity base is around 1 0 billion 3 Thielen founded his own family office Gryphion in 2019 in order to manage his assets with a focus on private equity investing 2 Thielen has served as a non executive member of the board of RPS plc an LSE quoted company active in environmental consultancy and a non executive board member of arxes NCC AG an IT service provider quoted at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange He currently is an advisor to the non executive director of Hampstead Global Fund a hedge fund formerly listed on the Irish Stock Exchange 1 He contributes to Forbes com covering international finance and investment trends 7 Thielen donated 50 000 to the British Conservative Party in April 2016 8 Sponsorships editVVD politician Hans van Baalen has mentioned Thielen as one of the sponsors of this 2014 campaign for the European Parliament 9 Thielen also sponsors the Smart Parks Foundation and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society 10 Teaching positions editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Rob Thielen news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Thielen was also a member of the visiting faculty of the Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus University where he taught on mergers and acquisitions on the RSM MBA program 11 Awards editIn 2011 Thielen won the annual APEC Private Equity Man of the Year Award an award for Private Equity leaders established by the Amsterdam Private Equity Club 12 In 2009 he was ranked 170 in the Quote 500 list of richest Dutch people in 2018 he was placed at number 82 in the Netherlands Quote 500 13 References edit a b Executive Profile Robert H L M Thielen Bloomberg Businessweek a b Gryphion Team Page Gryphion 3 September 2019 a b Holland s Key Player In Russia Rob Thielen BRIC Magazine August 2014 Archived from the original on 2015 03 30 Member Profile Waterland Private Equity Belgian Venture Capital amp Private Equity Association Waterland judged best performing firm in the world Private Equity News 20 January 2017 Partners Elbrus Capital Contributor Profile Rob Thielen Forbes Private Eye issue 1428 pg 12 Van Baalen weigert inzage in donaties van rijke vrienden Van Baalen refuses scrutiny of donations by rich friends Algemeen Dagblad 8 May 2014 ShadowView pilots drones in African parks to prevent poaching Spears 19 August 2014 About Waterland Private Equity 2 September 2019 APEC Award Winnaars Amsterdam Private Equity Club Quote 500 member Rob Thielen makes a big hit Quote 30 March 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rob Thielen amp oldid 1205918610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
