Volkert Doeksen
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Volkert Doeksen is a private equity
investor and founder of AlpInvest Partners
(originally NIB Capital), one of the largest private equity investments managers globally with over €40 billion of assets under management
. Today, he serves as managing partner and Chief Executive Officer of AlpInvest Partners.
Additionally, Volkert is member of the Board of NXP Semiconductors in the Netherlands. He also serves on the Advisory Board of private equity firm Warburg Pincus
.
Prior to founding AlpInvest, Doeksen was a director of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson
(today Dresdner Kleinwort
), managing over $3 billion of private equity investments. From 1992 to 1994, Doeksen served as head of the bank's Benelux
region, based in the firm's London office. In 1994, he moved to New York to head up DKB's private equity investments, including U.S. leveraged buyout
s, mezzanine debt
and fund of funds
.
Prior to Kleinwort Benson
, Doeksen worked as an investment banker
focusing on mergers and acquisitions
for Dillon Read from 1989 through 1992. He began his career as a financial analyst in corporate finance for Morgan Stanley International
in London in 1987.
Doeksen received his M.A. in Law from Universiteit Leiden (The University of Leiden).
and serves on the board of directors.
Doeksen is a Dutch
national and hails from the Doeksen family which controls various shipping and transportation concerns in the Netherlands
.
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
investor and founder of AlpInvest Partners
AlpInvest Partners
AlpInvest Partners is a private equity investment manager and at the end of 2009 globally managed over €42 billion ....
(originally NIB Capital), one of the largest private equity investments managers globally with over €40 billion of assets under management
Assets under management
Assets under management is a financial term used denote the market value of funds being managed by a financial instutition on behalf of its clients, investors, depositors, etc. This metric is a sign of size and success against competition...
. Today, he serves as managing partner and Chief Executive Officer of AlpInvest Partners.
Additionally, Volkert is member of the Board of NXP Semiconductors in the Netherlands. He also serves on the Advisory Board of private equity firm Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus, LLC is an American private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe, Brazil and Asia. It has been a private equity investor since 1966...
.
Prior to founding AlpInvest, Doeksen was a director of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson
Kleinwort Benson
Kleinwort Benson is a leading Private Bank that offers a wide range of financial services to private and corporate clients from offices throughout the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. The bank has its headquarters on St George Street in Mayfair, and is supported by seven UK regional and two...
(today Dresdner Kleinwort
Dresdner Kleinwort
Dresdner Kleinwort was a British-based investment bank: it disappeared as a brand from the world of investment banking in September 2009, when its remaining businesses adopted the Commerzbank branding.-History:...
), managing over $3 billion of private equity investments. From 1992 to 1994, Doeksen served as head of the bank's Benelux
Benelux
The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...
region, based in the firm's London office. In 1994, he moved to New York to head up DKB's private equity investments, including U.S. leveraged buyout
Leveraged buyout
A leveraged buyout occurs when an investor, typically financial sponsor, acquires a controlling interest in a company's equity and where a significant percentage of the purchase price is financed through leverage...
s, mezzanine debt
Mezzanine capital
Mezzanine capital, in finance, refers to a subordinated debt or preferred equity instrument that represents a claim on a company's assets which is senior only to that of the common shares...
and fund of funds
Fund of funds
A "fund of funds" is an investment strategy of holding a portfolio of other investment funds rather than investing directly in shares, bonds or other securities. This type of investing is often referred to as multi-manager investment...
.
Prior to Kleinwort Benson
Kleinwort Benson
Kleinwort Benson is a leading Private Bank that offers a wide range of financial services to private and corporate clients from offices throughout the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. The bank has its headquarters on St George Street in Mayfair, and is supported by seven UK regional and two...
, Doeksen worked as an investment banker
Investment banking
An investment bank is a financial institution that assists individuals, corporations and governments in raising capital by underwriting and/or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of securities...
focusing on mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
for Dillon Read from 1989 through 1992. He began his career as a financial analyst in corporate finance for Morgan Stanley International
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
in London in 1987.
Doeksen received his M.A. in Law from Universiteit Leiden (The University of Leiden).
Other
Doeksen serves as the Chairman of the Millennium Promise Netherlands FoundationMillennium Promise
Millennium Promise, or The Millennium Promise Alliance, Inc., is a non-profit organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, dedicated to ending extreme poverty within our lifetime...
and serves on the board of directors.
Doeksen is a Dutch
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...
national and hails from the Doeksen family which controls various shipping and transportation concerns 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...
.