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He contributes to [[Forbes|Forbes.com]] covering international finance and investment trends.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/robthielen/ |title=Contributor Profile: Rob Thielen}}</ref> |
He contributes to [[Forbes|Forbes.com]] covering international finance and investment trends.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Forbes |url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/robthielen/ |title=Contributor Profile: Rob Thielen}}</ref> |
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==Social work== |
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| ⚫ | Rob is sponsor of the [[ShadowView|ShadowView Foundation]] and the [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spearswms.com/blog/shadowview-pilots-drones-in-african-parks-to-prevent-poaching/#.U_ynLbxdXbp |title=ShadowView pilots drones in African parks to prevent poaching |accessdate=19 August 2014}}</ref> |
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Thielen is known to have supported [[VVD]] politician [[Hans van Baalen]]'s 2014 campaign for the [[European Parliament]].<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Algemeen Dagblad]] |date=8 May 2014 |title=Van Baalen weigert inzage in donaties van rijke vrienden |url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1012/Nederland/article/detail/3651367/2014/05/08/Hans-van-Baalen-weigert-inzage-jaarverslagen.dhtml}}</ref> |
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==Teaching Positions== |
==Teaching Positions== |
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Robertus Thielen | |
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 Rob Thielen at the offices of Waterland Private Equity Investments | |
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| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of San Diego |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur and investor |
| Website | www |
Mr. Robertus "Rob" H.L.M. Thielen; born in the Netherlands (1961,[1] is an entrepreneur and investor, working primarily in Europe and the CIS. He is chairman and founder of Waterland Private Equity, and co-founding partner of Russia based private equity group, Elbrus Capital.
Waterland and Elbrus
Rob Thielen is chairman and founder of Waterland Private Equity Investments, an independent private equity group which focuses its investments on Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland. Waterland has been involved in about 300 transactions in 54 industries in 17 countries with an equity base of around €2,5 billion.[2] Major investments are in casinos,[3][4] breweries,[5] OTC pharmaceuticals,[6] river cruises,[7] heavy lifting equipment,[8] rehab clinics[9] and nursing homes.[10] The company owned Intertrust Group, a firm specialised in tax avoidance, until it sold that firm in 2012 for an estimated €400 million.[11]
He is also co-founding partner of Elbrus Capital,[12] a Russia based private equity group. Elbrus has made over 80 acquisitions in Russia and Ukraine in companies which fall within its four key investment themes of, business infrastructure, healthcare and education, and support services to natural resource exploitation. Its equity base is around $1,0 billion.[13] Major investments are in radio, television, cable networks, express delivery, industrial laundry and document storage.
Board Memberships and other functions
Rob 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.[14]
Social work
Rob is sponsor of the ShadowView Foundation and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.[15]
Teaching Positions
Rob 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.
Honours and Awards
In 2011, Rob won the annual APEC ‘Private Equity Man of the Year’ Award, an award for Private Equity leaders established by the Amsterdam Private Equity Club.[16]
In 2009, he was ranked 170 in the Quote 500 list of richest Dutch people; in 2013 he was placed at number 94 in the Netherlands Quote 500.[17]
Education and Early Career
Rob graduated in tax law at the University of San Diego in California, USA, and obtained a degree in tax law at the Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, the Netherlands.
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.
Rob 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.[18][19]
References
- ^ a b Executive Profile: Robert H.L.M. Thielen Bloomberg Businessweek
- ^ Member Profile: Waterland Private Equity Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association
- ^ Waterland bails out casino group Financial Times, 20 August 2008
- ^ Waterland pays off gambling debt Real Deals, 4 September 2008
- ^ Waterland invests in Bosteels brewery Real Deals, 4 July 2014
- ^ Waterland PE backs Omega Pharma take-private Unquote, 16 January 2012
- ^ Waterland Private Equity backs Fleetpro merger AltAssets, 29 January 2013
- ^ Waterland invests €100m in Sarens Unquote, 22 July 2011
- ^ Waterland’s RHM Klinik bolts on Heinrich Mann AltAssets, 29 January 2013
- ^ Willkie Advises Founder in Sale of RHM Group to Waterland Private Equity Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, 28 December 2010
- ^ "Blackstone buys Dutch trust firm Intertrust". Reuters. 5 December 2012.
- ^ Partners Elbrus Capital
- ^ "Holland's Key Player in Russia-Rob Thielen". BRIC Magazine. May 2014.
- ^ "Contributor Profile: Rob Thielen". Forbes.
- ^ "ShadowView pilots drones in African parks to prevent poaching". Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ APEC Award Winnaars Amsterdam Private Equity Club
- ^ "Mensen Achter het Nieuws "Rob Thielen"".
- ^ "Finance.nl "Rob Thielen (Waterland Private Equity)"".
- ^ "Holland's Key Player in Russia-Rob Thielen". BRIC magazine. Retrieved May 2014.
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