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Alternatives

Over the years we have accumulated vast knowledge in alternative investing. We carefully select and partner with experts. Our strategies ranges from more liquid, such as alternative credit and uncorrelated solutions, to longer lock-up, like SDG Farmland, European private equity and multi-asset impact strategies. In each case, our process is designed to enable access to a curated set of third-party specialists not always available to other investors.

Private markets have the advantage that we are much closer to the companies we invest in. This proximity enables us to have more direct impact and implement and monitor highly ambitious sustainability targets.

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Why alternatives?

1. Enhancing returns

✓ Illiquidity premium
✓ Often an income component and stable cash flow
✓ Usually linked to physical assets, indirect inflation compensation

2. Improving diversification

✓ Less sensitivity to market corrections
✓ Diverse set of risk/return drivers compared to traditional investments
✓ Wider opportunity set

3. Integration ESG and positive impact

✓ More insight and control into sustainability and use of capital
✓ ESG integration throughout the chain
✓ Real Assets, Farmland and Private Debt offer a good and transparent opportunity for impact investing

Managing complexity

For investors with more complex investment needs we have developed a new consultancy-led service. Many clients also use our AIS service to deliver highly bespoke Impact mandates where we can deliver detailed impact reporting within a robust governance framework.

Find out more about Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) here
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Moving into the investment mainstream

Alternative assets continue to move into the investment mainstream. The following chart shows the volume increase of alternative assets over the past 22 years during which time their popularity has not waned, in spite of some challenging market events.  With AUM in alternatives currently at record highs we believe these assets will continue on this growth trajectory or may even accelerate in the future. 

Farmland

Investing in sustainable farmland across the world.

Meet our experts

Richard Jacobs Van Lanschot Kempen

Richard Jacobs

Co-head Private Markets

Emailrichard.jacobs@vanlanschotkempen.com
Sven Smeets Van Lanschot Kempen

Sven Smeets

Co-head Private Markets

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Please visit our fund library for detailed information on our funds. For more sustainability-related information, please refer to the sustainability-related information section of the fund library
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Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management (UK) Limited is registered in England & Wales with registration number 02833264. Registered office at 20 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BG Tel: +44 (0)20 3636 9400. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management (UK) Ltd, is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with reference number 166063.

There’s a saying in Dutch, Kom verder, it means many things and it’s our business philosophy. It captures the way we work with clients but also the way we steer our investee companies to deliver shareholder value through active engagement.

Capital at risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise, and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Past performance provides no guarantee for the future.