Van Lanschot Kempen – RSM Career Fair

Investement Management:
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management is the specialist asset management division of Van Lanschot Kempen, focused on generating strong long-term investment returns through active management, deep sector expertise and a disciplined investment philosophy. The business combines investment excellence with responsible investing, aiming to create sustainable value for clients while carefully managing risk. A strong client focus and the ambition to consistently exceed client expectations are central to its culture and way of working.

Investment Management serves a broad range of client groups. These include institutional investors, such as pension funds in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, as well as private wealth clients who are supported through Van Lanschot Kempen’s integrated wealth management proposition. As a leading fiduciary manager, the firm provides end-to-end investment solutions for institutional clients, overseeing large and complex investment portfolios while helping clients achieve their long-term financial objectives. It also applies its fiduciary and advisory expertise to private clients, ensuring that investment strategies align with broader wealth planning goals.

The Investment Management division deliberately focuses on specialist investment areas where it believes its expertise provides a competitive advantage and differentiated client outcomes. These focus areas include Small Caps, High Dividend strategies, Credits, Listed Infrastructure, Real Estate, Real Assets and Private Markets. Responsible investing is embedded throughout the investment process, reflecting the firm’s commitment to sustainable value creation and long-term stewardship. By concentrating on selected market segments rather than pursuing a broad, generalist approach, the organization aims to deliver superior insights, active management and tailored solutions for clients.

As part of Van Lanschot Kempen’s wider strategy, Investment Management plays a key role in helping clients preserve and grow wealth across generations. Its focus on specialist investing, fiduciary management, sustainability and client-centric advisory services positions the business as a distinctive European asset manager serving both institutional and private investors.

Corporate Finance at Van Lanschot Kempen

Van Lanschot Kempen Corporate Finance is the investment banking advisory division of Van Lanschot Kempen, a leading independent wealth manager and investment bank in the Benelux. The team provides specialized and independent financial advice to medium-sized and large companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs, and institutional clients. Their services cover the full spectrum of corporate finance transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), equity capital markets (ECM), debt advisory, private placements, and strategic corporate advisory.

A key differentiator of Van Lanschot Kempen Corporate Finance is its strong sector focus. The team has extensive expertise in Real Estate, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology, and Infrastructure & Renewables. By combining deep industry knowledge with long-standing relationships with investors and corporate clients, they are able to deliver tailored solutions that support companies throughout their growth journey and strategic development. 

The Corporate Finance team advises clients on both private and public transactions. In M&A engagements, they support clients through acquisitions, disposals, mergers, and strategic reviews. Through Equity Capital Markets, they assist companies in raising capital through IPOs, follow-on offerings, secondary placements, share buybacks, and other equity-linked transactions. Additionally, their Debt Advisory practice helps clients optimize capital structures, secure financing, and navigate refinancing or restructuring processes. 

With a reputation for independent advice, sector expertise, and a results-driven approach, Van Lanschot Kempen Corporate Finance has built long-term relationships with clients across Europe. Its combination of strategic insight, transaction experience, and access to a broad international investor network allows the firm to support clients in achieving their financial and strategic objectives successfully.

Opportunities for Students

• internships. In both our Investment Banking and Investment Management division we offer internships. In our Corporate Finance division this is an rolling basis internship. For investment management we have multiple reoccurring internships. It is mandatory to be enrolled at university for the full duration of your internship
• graduate programs. 
• entry-level positions. We would first look at our intern pool, but sometimes we publish starter positions on our website
• positions for MBA students/ graduates no different than entry level