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Verlinvest

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Verlinvest partners with purpose-led brands in technology, healthcare, and food & beverages.

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01.01.1995

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Founded in 1995, Verlinvest is based in Brussels, Belgium and focuses on investments in the range of $50-100 million. The firm has a preference for startups that are 4-5 years old and has made investments in popular companies like Chewy and Lazada Group. Verlinvest is known for its high activity and frequent exits, committing exits 21 percentage points more often than other organizations. The firm typically invests in rounds with 2-3 participants and has notable sponsors like DSG Consumer Partners and Unilever Ventures.
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Frédéric de Mevius
Frédéric de Mevius

Frédéric de Mevius

Mr de Mevius is a member of the ninth generation of the family ownership of AB-Inbev. He founded Verlinvest in 1995, a family diversification vehicle and is his Managing Director. Verlinvest is a private holding company with investments in branded consumer goods, digital and care companies in Europe and The USA, where it holds minority or majority positions. Between 1991 and 2004, he was member of the Board of Directors of Interbrew (now AB-Inbev). From 1993 to June 2000, he was also member of the Board of Directors of Spadel (Belgium). Prior to these industrial assignments, he had an investment banking career in London and New York. From 1985 until 1993, he was at Lehman Brothers in New York and London as an Executive Director; and between 1981 and 1985 at S.G.Warburg&Co. Ltd in London where he held the position of Manager in the International Division. Mr de Mevius also serves on the boards various holding companies and not for profit organisations, mainly in the arts. He holds a BA degree in economics from the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium).

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