Ackermans & van Haaren is a 150-year-old Belgian holding company and a top 10 position in the Family & Founder Fund. With a market cap of ~$15bn AUD, Ackermans owns a concentrated group of high-quality businesses — including DEME, one of the world’s leading dredging and offshore wind installation operators, and Belgium’s largest private bank — run with the long-term mindset and conservative balance sheet that define the best family-controlled compounders.
This interview with CFO Tom Bamelis, recorded for the CI Family & Founder Fund Briefing event, offers a rare look inside a business rarely covered in Australia and the thinking behind its decades of disciplined growth.
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