Rabo Fund & Co supports Rabobank’s mission via investments in leading funds and co-investments alongside financial sponsors throughout the entire F&A value chain and in Sustainability. In the Netherlands we aim to strengthen the Dutch economy and invest with a more sector agnostic approach.
Fund & Co-investments
Proposition
Rabobank is dedicated to sustainable global food security and enhancing welfare and prosperity in the Netherlands. We invest in ambitious funds and companies looking to drive positive changes and empower change-makers to grow their business.
Approach
In our collaboration with funds, lead investors and partners, we support businesses in the global Food & Agri value chains and across different sectors in the Netherlands. Leveraging our extensive network in Food & Agri and as the largest SME bank in the Netherlands, we provide valuable access to networks and expertise for new investment opportunities.
We act in pre-deal situations as well as in syndication; adding value in deal assessment as well as throughout the holding period. In global Food & Agri, we can built upon >120 years of experience, our thought leadership across different subsectors and our truly global footprint. In the Netherlands, our largest home market, we build upon our strong position in retail and wholesale banking to support successful and sustainable growth of Dutch companies.
EUR 5m - 100m equity investment per fund
VC & Growth funds, buy-out funds and real asset/farm operations
Europe and North America, and selectively LATAM, Asia and Oceania where Rabobank has an active presence
EUR 5m – 50m equity investment per company
Established companies with a proven, distinct and scalable business model, positive cashflow
Companies in the Food & Agri value chain and sustainability, sector agnostic in the Netherlands
Our portfolio
Meet the team
Sunny joined Rabo investments in March 2025. She is part of the Analyst pool and works together with all Rabo Investments teams. Before joining Rabo Investments, Sunny worked at Colesco (Rabobank’s private debt fund) as Investment Associate. At Colesco, she focused on sourcing and executing transactions. Prior to working at Colesco, worked at PwC for 4 years. She started in the Deals Programme (rotations included M&A & Debt Advisory, Carve-outs & Integrations, Valuations and Transactions Services) and then worked in the M&A department. Sunny holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Amsterdam.
Annelijn joined Rabo Investments in January 2025, focusing on Fund and Co-Investments in the global Food & Agri and Sustainability sectors as well as investments in the Netherlands across all sectors. She joined Rabobank in 2012 as legal counsel after which she held various other (commercial) positions. Before joining the team, Annelijn worked within Financial Advisory & Solutions where she focused on the origination, structuring, and execution of junior capital/equity-like and structured solutions for corporate clients, impact funds and private equity investors. She worked in both the European and the US market. In 2023, she was based at the New York office. Annelijn holds a Master’s degree in Business Law from the University of Leiden.
Arnaud Zwaal joined the Fund & Co-Investments team of Rabo Investments in March 2024 as an Associate Director. He will focus on further expanding the European co-investments portfolio together with existing and new private equity partners. Prior to Rabobank, Arnaud spent seven years at EY Strategy and Transactions with an emphasis on lead M&A advisory and complex valuation analysis. During the last three years he focused on direct equity investments in food and agriculture ventures at an impact fund.
Björn joined Rabo Investments in October 2022. Björn oversees and is responsible for the ESG strategy and execution across the whole portfolio of Rabo Investments. He has been with Rabobank for over 20 years and has held several positions in business banking, management and sustainability. Björn is a pioneer and expert in the Circular Economy.
In his former role in Sustainable Finance at Commercial Banking, he supported both clients and colleagues on sustainability related matters, such as structuring KPI’s for Sustainability linked loans, advising on Circular Economy business models and ESG. Alongside his professional experience in sustainability and circularity, Björn gained expertise in this field a.o. during his MBA study at Nyenrode Business University and postgraduate at Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership.
Boyd Joined Rabo Investments in July 2022, focussing on global Fund and Co-Investments in the Food & Agri, Sustainability and Energy Transition sectors as well as investments across various sectors in The Netherlands. Prior to RI, Boyd gained 2 years of experience at a Merger & Acquisition Boutique in the SME and mid-market segment where he specialized in Business Valuation, Financial Due Diligence and Corporate Law. Before that, he completed internships as a Strategy Consultant at Accenture, Stedin and Koninklijke BAM Groep with a focus on digital innovation and the energy transition.
Boyd holds both a Master’s degree in Business Development & Entrepreneurship from Utrecht University with a specialization in Entrepreneurial Finance and a Master’s degree in Financial Management (graduated cum laude) from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam with a specialization in Corporate Valuation.
Cindy joined Rabo Investments in May 2022 as business support officer for the Equity and Fund & Co team. After a career as management assistant in the IT & Offshore industry she started at Rabobank in 2019 as management assistant in the CIOO Domain.
Ilias has been working for RI since March 2014. He focuses mainly on Private Equity fund investments. Ilias started working for Rabobank in 2013 as a Management Trainee. Following his traineeship of one year, he started working as an analyst in the Private Equity team focusing on debt-to-equity swaps and the management of this turn-around portfolio. Since 2017 Ilias started focusing more on private equity fund investments both in Dutch (sector agnostic) and International (Food & Agri focus) funds. Ilias graduated in Business Administration from the VU University Amsterdam.
Ilse joined the team in October 2020, focusing on global Funds and Co-Investments in the Food & Agri sector as well as local investments in the Netherlands across all sectors. Before joining the team, Ilse completed the Rabo Global Traineeship. During her traineeship she gained experience in Acquisition Finance, Financial Restructuring & Recovery, Financial Advisory & Solutions and Rabo Investments. Ilse holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Amsterdam.
Kars joined Rabobank in 2019, gaining experience across multiple departments through the Rabo Global Traineeship. In September 2021, he became part of Rabo Investments’ Fund & Co-Investment team, where he focuses on co-investments and fund investments across Europe and North America. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Law from the University of Leiden.
Laura has a focus on fund and co-investments with a core focus on impact venture funds and impact or energy transition buyout funds. She joined Rabobank in 2013 as a management trainee and has worked with Financial Advisory solutions (FAS) and in the direct private equity team. Laura studied business economics and financial economics in Rotterdam.
As of October 2024, Myrthe is responsible for the Fund & Co-investments of Rabo Investments. Key focus of the team is on global Funds and Co-investments in the Food & Agri sector and Energy transition as well as local investments in the Netherlands across all sectors. Before this role, Myrthe was responsible for the European and Dutch Fund Investments and global Co-Investments within the team. Prior to RI, Myrthe gained experience within Leveraged Finance and Corporate Finance (Sector Banking Origination) at Rabobank, bringing relevant deal experience and sector knowledge to portfolio companies and partners. Myrthe holds a Master’s degree in International Business from the University of Maastricht.
Rogier joined Rabo Investments in January 2021, focusing on Funds and Co-Investments in the global Food & Agri sector as well as investments in the Netherlands across all sectors. He brings along a longstanding experience and network in the financial sponsor community given his prior experience in a variety of roles in leveraged finance and sponsor coverage at Rabobank, in the Netherlands, Europe and US. Since Rogier joined Rabobank’s Leveraged Finance department in 2005 he has been maintaining and building relationships with the global financial sponsor community by originating and executing transactions for Private Equity clients.
Rogier has worked in both the European and the US market where he has been located in the New York office between 2015 and 2018. Before joining Rabobank, Rogier worked for 8 years with several Dutch mid-market M&A boutiques. Rogier holds a Master’s degree in Tax Law from Tilburg University.
Saloni joined Rabo Investments in April 2023. She is a part of the ESG team. She is excited to work with the investment teams to recognize the added value of ESG and impact driven actions and integrate these in daily actions, eventually making it ‘business-as-usual’.
Before joining Rabo Investments, Saloni gained impact measurement and management experience at Triodos Investment Management, where she focused on improving the impact measurement and agenda of food focused funds. She pursued internships in Food innovation focused venture capital fund and Sustainability consultancies. As a student, she completed Masters in Strategy & international Management from University of St Gallen in Switzerland and Masters in Global Business Sustainability from Rotterdam School of Management in the Netherlands.
Sjoerd joined Rabo Investments in August 2022, focussing on global Fund and Co-Investments in the Food & Agri sector as well as investments across various sectors in the Netherlands. He started his career at Rabobank in April 2020 as a relationship manager in the SME segment. Before joining the team, Sjoerd completed the Rabo Global Traineeship where he gained experience in Corporate Lending, Corporate Venturing, Trade & Commodity Finance and Rabo Investments.
Sjoerd holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Management from Tilburg university, with a specialization in sustainable corporate entrepreneurship.
Dirk joined Rabo Investments in December 2024. He is part of the Analyst Pool and works with all Rabo Investments teams. Before joining Rabo Investments, Dirk completed internships at Rabo Investments and Deloitte (M&A). Dirk holds a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Pascal joined Rabo Investments in January 2025. He is part of the Analyst Pool and works together with all Rabo Investments teams.
Pascal has various internship experience ranging from Equity Research to Hospitality Real Estate Investing. Before joining Rabo Investments as a full-time analyst he completed a 4 month internship in the department. Pascal holds a Master’s degree in Finance & Investments from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Floris joined Rabo Investments in October 2024. He is part of the Analyst pool and works together with all Rabo Investments teams.
Floris started his career at Rabobank through the Advisory & Investments program. During this program, he gained experience at Rabo Investments, Financial Advisory & Solutions (FAS), Sponsor Coverage, and M&A. Before joining Rabobank, Floris completed internships at Nordian (Private Equity) and IKEA (M&A and Venture Capital). Floris holds a Master’s degree in Finance & Investments from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
George joined Rabo investments in September 2024. He is part of the Analyst pool and works together with all Rabo Investments teams. He is motivated to help companies further accelerate in their growth phases.
Before joining Rabo Investments, George completed internships at Rabo Investments (Private Equity Team), Koppert Cress and NPM Capital (Private Equity). George holds a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Rabo Investments
Croeselaan 28
3521 CB Utrecht
The Netherlands
