Van Lanschot Kempen

Van Lanschot is a private bank. Its services are aimed at six target groups: high-net-worth individuals, people new to the wealth management market, entrepreneurs and family businesses, business professionals and executives, healthcare professionals, and foundations and associations.

Kempen & Co is a merchant bank. It provides financial services in asset management, securities, mergers and acquisitions and capital market transactions. Clients include institutional investors, companies, financial institutions, (semi)public institutions, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals.

Since 2013 Evi van Lanschot has been offering online investment services.

As a bank, Van Lanschot is subject to the supervision of De Nederlandsche Bank and has been issued a licence on the basis of Article 2.11 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wft). Van Lanschot and is also registered as a financial institution with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) in Amsterdam.

The history of Van Lanschot dates back to 22 July 1737, when Cornelis van Lanschot founded a trading house in 's-Hertogenbosch.[7]

From the bank's origins in 1737 until the death of Jan Cees van Lanschot in 1991, a member of the Van Lanschot family was CEO of the bank. From 1991 to 2002 Bert Heemskerk was CEO. In 2002 he was succeeded by Floris Deckers. In 2013 Karl Guha became CEO.

In 1973, National Westminster Bank acquired a minority interest in the parent Van Lanschot's Beleggings-Compagnie. From the early 1990s, until it sold its interest in 1994, NatWest was the majority shareholder.

In 1999, Van Lanschot’s equity securites were listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

Van Lanschot acquired CenE Bankiers (financial services for the healthcare sector) in 2004.[8] Van Lanschot is expected to acquire Hof Hoorneman Bankiers (private bank) in 2021.[9]

Van Lanschot's crest is based on the crest that has been used by the Van Lanschot family since the seventeenth century. The Van Lanschot family appeared in Zundert in the fifteenth century. The name is derived from an elongated piece of land or 'long shot' located in the village of Achtmaal. Three green trees are depicted on a silver and green cover. In front of the middle tree, there is a red castle. The castle may be derived from the coat of arms of the Van Buerstede family. The crest's motto is: 'Exaltabor in terra'.[7]

Front and back of the coin het Lanschotje

After the unification of the Netherlands with Belgium and the proclamation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815, a new regulation of the monetary system had to be established. The large monetisation project that was planned only commenced in 1821/1822. As a result, there was a shortage of small change coins. Several people, mostly traders, looked for a temporary solution (outside the government) to circulate small coins themselves. They ordered large quantities of copper coins from Germany and brought them to the Kingdom. The Utrecht grocer, Bleyenstein, was the first to introduce this to the market. These coins were also put into circulation by partner Franciscus van Lanschot. The coin was given various nicknames: het Lanschotje, het Bossche duit or Bleyensteinse duit.[7][10]

Kempen & Co was established in 1903 in Amsterdam by Arines Johannes Kempen with his companion Martinus Dirk de Lange as an independent stockbroker. The commodities exchange, the Beurs van Berlage had opened only a month before, and it was this exchange that was used by Kempen & Co for its trading. The company began by specialising in the trade of listed companies that operated in the Dutch East Indies.

In 1972, Kempen & Co was purchased by the British bank Slater Walker, becoming its international division. In 1974, Slater Walker sold Kempen & Co to the Belgium firm Peterbroeck, Van Campenhout & Cie (Petercam N.V.) in 1974. Kempen & Co got a exchange listing in 1983. In 2001, Kempen & Co was purchased by Belgian bank Dexia and delisted from the exchange. Dexia's ambition was to use Kempen & Co as its base for developing a strong presence in securities and capital markets in Europe. In 2004, Kempen & Co became independent pursuant to a management buyout. Van Lanschot acquired Kempen & Co in 2007.[11]

In the Netherlands, Van Lanschot has 27 offices and client reception locations, in most large cities.[12] These offices are usually located in historic buildings. In Belgium, Van Lanschot has nine offices.[13] Furthermore, Van Lanschot has offices in Zurch and Geneva, Switzerland.[14]

Kempen has offices in Amsterdam, Antwerp, London, New York and Paris.[15]