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Cox & Verhoeven Family Office
Cox & Verhoeven Family Office was founded in 2018 in Antwerp by Kristof Verhoeven and Marc Cox, both of whom brought direct experience from the Belgian...
Cox & Verhoeven Family Office
Cox & Verhoeven Family Office was founded in 2018 in Antwerp by Kristof Verhoeven and Marc Cox, both of whom brought direct experience from the Belgian industrial and commercial real estate sectors. Their existing property platforms — including Bedrijventerrein Luitenant Coppens N.V. and De Linde Vastgoed N.V. — anchor a network that now serves multiple families. The firm operates from a single location, with no disclosed satellite offices. The firm deploys capital across private equity, real estate, and direct co-investments and SPVs, often through a fund-of-funds structure. Public records indicate an active posture in early-stage and closely-held Belgian enterprises, with Verhoeven serving as an angel investor and advisor to family businesses via networks like BAN Vlaanderen and BeAngels. While no specific portfolio-company names are publicly confirmed, related operating vehicles include Krive Adviesbeheer, Manivata B.V., and Drive 2 It, all registered in the Antwerp-Lille corridor. The geographic focus remains firmly on Belgium and the broader European region. Cox & Verhoeven operates with a deliberately quiet profile — team size, external AUM, and third-party deployment totals are not disclosed. The firm's professional footprint extends through memberships in UNIZO, the Antwerp Management School alumni network, and two Belgian angel-investor networks, creating a sourcing pipeline that leans heavily on peer referrals and structured professional guilds rather than institutional marketing. The affiliated philanthropic foundation Hout en Groen Wonen VZW further embeds the firm within its regional community, though no operational or granting figures are public. The structural differentiator is the firm's deep integration with its principals' own industrial and commercial real estate holdings, making it as much an operating platform as a traditional multi-family office. The investing families it serves co-invest alongside these operating-company roots rather than through a purely allocator model — a hybrid architecture common in the Belgian market, where private business wealth often predates formalized wealth management structures.
General information
Firm type
Multi Family Office
Year founded
2018
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Belgium
City
Antwerp
Corporate office
Antwerp, Belgium
Principals
Kristof Verhoeven
Managing Principal and Co-founder
Marc Cox
Co-founder
Pieter Huygens
Business Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Cox & Verhoeven Family Office?
Kristof Verhoeven serves as Managing Principal and Co-founder, setting the investment direction for the firm alongside Co-founder Marc Cox. Verhoeven is also an active angel investor and an advisor to family businesses. Business partner Pieter Huygens holds a director role in a related operating entity, Leuke Single Reizen BVBA, adding additional operational oversight to the network's ventures.
Is the firm structured solely as a multi-family office?
It is legally structured as a multi-family office headquartered in Antwerp, but public company records show that its principals maintain active control over several industrial and commercial real estate-related operating entities. These holdings give the office a hybrid architecture — combining a service platform for multiple families with direct, hands-on stewardship of the principals' own asset base.
Does Cox & Verhoeven participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The firm's confirmed investment types include both fund-of-funds allocations and direct co-investments and SPVs. This dual approach is paired with a focus on private equity and real estate, giving the firm the flexibility to back external managers while also executing proprietary, direct investments alongside its families and related operating companies.
Which regions does the firm invest in?
Confirmed geographic focus centers on Europe, and virtually all identified operating entities — from Bedrijventerrein Luitenant Coppens N.V. to Manivata B.V. — are registered in the Flanders region of Belgium, specifically around Antwerp and Lille. There is no public indication of dedicated investment activity outside of Belgium and the broader European market.
What is the firm's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
Co-investment is a core feature of the firm's operating model. The principals are active members of Belgian angel networks like BAN Vlaanderen and BeAngels, which supply deal flow and co-investor syndication opportunities. The office's fund-of-funds activity also suggests a propensity to invest alongside other limited partners, though no specific GP relationships are publicly named.
Where does the underlying wealth come from?
No single wealth origin has been publicly disclosed. The principals' track record is tied to Belgian industrial and commercial real estate, and the office itself is structured for multiple families. The families served are likely to have generated their capital in closely-held operating businesses common to the Antwerp region, though the office does not publicly disclose the specific sources or branches.
Does the firm maintain philanthropic structures?
Yes, the affiliated foundation Hout en Groen Wonen VZW appears in public records linked to the firm. No public granting figures or programmatic details are available, suggesting its philanthropic activities are managed quietly and kept separate from the multi-family office's investment functions.
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