Van Lanschot NV is a financial institution of Dutch

Netherlands

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 origin offering private banking

Private banking

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 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

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 with a history dating back to 1737. It is the fifth largest bank in the Netherlands.

Van Lanschot has been listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange since 1999.

Brands and services

Van Lanschot’s services to high net-worth individuals revolve around wealth creation and protection. In the corporate sector, the bank focuses on services to entrepreneurs, to meet the private as well as the professional needs of business owners and managers. In the institutional market, Van Lanschot particularly focuses on comprehensive fiduciary investment solutions.

Under the Van Lanschot Kempen brand, the bank focuses on the top segment of high net-worth individuals (> €5 million). In addition, the bank’s subsidiary Kempen & Co

Kempen & Co

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, public institutions, foundations, and high net-worth individuals.- History :Kempen & Co is a...

 also serves the institutional market and offers investment services.

Main subsidiaries

• Kempen & Co NV
• Van Lanschot België NV
• Van Lanschot Bankiers (Curaçao) NV
• Van Lanschot Bankiers (Luxembourg) SA
• F. van Lanschot Bankiers (Schweiz) AG

Offices

In the Netherlands, Van Lanschot has twenty-nine offices, in most large cities. These offices are usually located in historic buildings. In Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

, Van Lanschot has eight offices. Furthermore, the bank has branches in Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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, Switzerland

Switzerland

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 and on Curaçao

Curaçao

Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...

 and Jersey

Jersey

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 and has representative offices in France

France

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 and Spain

Spain

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Van Lanschot is headquartered in 's-Hertogenbosch, Hooge Steenweg 29.

Sponsorship

Van Lanschot has established sponsoring partnerships within the areas of art and culture and golf. The bank is a sponsor of the Dutch art and antiques fair PAN Amsterdam, the Netherlands Bach Society, and the International Fransz Liszt Piano Competition, among others. Furthermore, Van Lanschot is head sponsor of the Dutch Golf Federation, Dutch golfer Maarten Lafeber

Maarten Lafeber

Maarten Lafeber is a Dutch professional golfer who won the Dutch, Swiss and Spanish amateur championships before turning professional in 1997....

, Golf Team Holland, and sponsor of several golf teams and events.

History

The history of Van Lanschot Bankiers dates back to 1737, when Cornelis van Lanschot founded a trading house in 's-Hertogenbosch.

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 2004 Van Lanschot acquired CenE Bankiers (financial services for the healthcare sector)
and in 2007 Van Lanschot acquired Kempen & Co.

The family Van Lanschot

Van Lanschot (family)

Van Lanschot is the name of a Dutch patrician family.The family came originally from 's-Hertogenbosch and played an important role in the banking sector of the Netherlands. The family was also known for being involved in the brick-making and brewing industries. In 1737 the family founded the Van...

 married with some members of the noble

Nobility

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 family van Meeuwen

Van Meeuwen

Van Meeuwen is a Dutch noble family. Many members were bankers, politician, civil servants, lawyers, chief executive officers and diplomats. Some were officers of the Dutch army, members of the House of Representatives and Senate of the Netherlands...

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