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Anthos Fund & Asset Management
Anthos Fund & Asset Management was established in 1929 to steward the wealth generated by the Brenninkmeijer family, founders of the C&A retail chain.
Anthos Fund & Asset Management
Anthos Fund & Asset Management was established in 1929 to steward the wealth generated by the Brenninkmeijer family, founders of the C&A retail chain. The firm sits inside COFRA Holding AG, the family's diversified enterprise, which also controls real estate, private equity, and clean energy holdings. The family's Catholic social principles and preference for institutional permanence shaped Anthos from the start — values that still govern the firm's investment committee and risk frameworks. In 2022, under CEO Jacco Maters, Anthos opened its platform to third-party clients for the first time, winning mandates from the Oranje Fonds — the Dutch foundation patronized by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima — and several unnamed European families, Swiss institutions, and German faith communities. Anthos runs a genuinely multi-asset portfolio spanning public equities, fixed income, hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and commodities. The firm commits to external funds, makes direct co-investments, participates in secondaries, and manages distressed and special-situations allocations. Its real estate book is concentrated in Europe and North America, with a requirement that all underlying fund managers report to GRESB. On the private-markets side, Anthos targets buyout and venture capital stages, with a technology focus on biotech and ESG-aligned sectors. A dedicated impact investing fund, aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, uses an IMP-based scorecard to select external managers across climate, health, and financial inclusion themes. The firm's Luxembourg AIFM entity, Anthos Management Company S.A.R.L., registered in November 2020, supports this activity. The firm operates from a single office in Amsterdam and employs an undisclosed number of professionals. CEO Jacco Maters leads the team, supported by Managing Director Sunny Singh and executives including Dimple Sahni, who represents Anthos on the Deep Transitions Lab's Global Investors Panel. In May 2024, Boudewijn Beerkens, CEO of parent COFRA Holding, reaffirmed the group's backing as Anthos pursued B Corporation certification — which it achieved in August 2024 with an unusually high B Impact Score of 107.4. The firm's regulatory footprint now includes the AFM in the Netherlands, BaFin in Germany, the FMA in Austria, the FSMA in Belgium, and the CSSF in Luxembourg. Anthos is one of the few single-family offices to have converted fully into a supervised, multi-client asset manager while retaining a single-family anchor client. That shift — paired with B Corp certification and a public commitment to TCFD, PCAF, and UN PRI standards — positions it as a fiduciary platform that other asset owners can diligence like any institutional manager. The firm's governance retains family representation through COFRA's board, but its external-facing regulatory registrations, public responsible-investment reporting, and third-party client roster mean it no longer operates like a conventional family office. The 2024 Oranje Fonds mandate — roughly EUR 300 million in assets — is the most visible proof of that transition.
General information
Firm type
Single Family Office
Year founded
1929
AUM
$7.5B (Altss estimate)
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Netherlands
City
Amsterdam
Corporate office
Jachthavenweg 111, 1081 KM Amsterdam, Netherlands
Principals
Jacco Maters
Chief Executive Officer
Sanidhya (Sunny) Singh
Managing Director
Dimple Sahni
Executive
Leen Meijaard
Supervisory Board Member
Helene Vletter-Van Dort
Supervisory Board Member
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Anthos?
CEO Jacco Maters leads the firm's investment strategy and day-to-day management, as confirmed in the firm's 2023 and 2024 Responsible Investment Reports. The Supervisory Board includes Leen Meijaard, also chairman of Achmea Investment Management, and Helene Vletter-Van Dort, a professor of financial law and governance at Erasmus University. Investment decisions are made by an internal team that operates under COFRA Holding's governance framework, with the Brenninkmeijer family retaining ultimate influence through its ownership of the parent company.
Is Anthos still exclusively a single-family office?
No. While Anthos was founded in 1929 solely to manage Brenninkmeijer family capital, it opened its platform to third-party clients in 2022. As of 2024, confirmed external clients include the Oranje Fonds, several unnamed European families, German faith communities, a Swiss institutional investor, and a charity. The firm is now structured as a regulated asset manager supervised by the AFM and registered with regulators in Germany, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
What is the relationship between Anthos and COFRA Holding?
Anthos Fund & Asset Management is a subsidiary of COFRA Holding AG, the Brenninkmeijer family's diversified holding company based in Switzerland. COFRA's CEO, Boudewijn Beerkens, has publicly commented on Anthos's strategy, confirming the parent's active oversight. Anthos also manages assets for COFRA group entities, including their pension funds, and for the family's philanthropic vehicles.
How does Anthos approach responsible investment and ESG?
Anthos is a signatory to the UN PRI, the Dutch Climate Agreement, and the TCFD, and joined PCAF in 2020. The firm requires real estate fund managers to report to GRESB and assesses investee companies against the UN Global Compact and OECD Guidelines. It follows SBAI and CDP guidance for absolute-return portfolios and upholds the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as a minimum standard. In August 2024, Anthos became a certified B Corporation with a B Impact Score of 107.4.
Does Anthos operate a dedicated impact investing strategy?
Yes. The Anthos Impact Investing Fund is aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and translates them into investible themes including climate, health, water, and financial inclusion. Anthos uses an IMP-based scorecard to select and monitor external investment funds for this strategy. The firm is a member of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and participates in the Deep Transitions Lab's Global Investors Panel.
Which external GPs or co-investors does Anthos work with?
Anthos executive Dimple Sahni sits on the Deep Transitions Lab's Global Investors Panel alongside representatives from Baillie Gifford, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, the European Investment Bank, Just Climate (a Generation IM subsidiary), and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. While these relationships reflect shared research collaboration rather than confirmed investment partnerships, they map Anthos's network. The firm has not publicly disclosed a full list of its external fund manager relationships.
What is Anthos's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
Anthos confirmed investment types include direct co-investments and SPVs, suggesting the firm does invest alongside external managers rather than relying solely on fund commitments. Its mandate covers private equity, real estate, venture capital, and secondaries, with a geographic focus on Europe and North America. The firm has not published a detailed co-investment policy, but its multi-asset platform includes dedicated allocations for direct and co-investment activity.
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