F. van Lanschot Bankiers NV is the oldest independent private bank in the Netherlands, with a history dating back to 1737, and is also one of the country's largest private bankers, with total assets of more than EUR 19 bn, net profits of more than EUR 184 mn in 2006, and around 2,400 employees. Van Lanschot offers highly personalised financial services and a range of financial products, including asset management, securities brokerage, insurance and other products to three target client groups: mass affluent and high net worth individuals (“HNWI”), medium-sized family businesses and institutional investors. Van Lanschot also offers corporate banking services, as well as banking services tailored to the institutional investment community, including associations, religious organisations, insurance companies. Van Lanschot is headquartered in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and focuses its operations on its branch network, which includes 33 branches in The Netherlands, eight branches in Belgium, and offices and subsidiaries in Switzerland, Curacao and Jersey.

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