{"id":652,"date":"2024-05-30T17:51:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T15:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=652"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:32:09","slug":"delen-family-private-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/famille-delen-private-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Delen family: Financial strategists with assets of \u20ac96 million and banking sector visionaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delen family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 80s, Jacques Delen, an Antwerp stockbroker, succeeded in capturing two emerging trends in the industry<a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/category\/bancaire\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"72\"> <strong>Belgium's financial <\/strong>: <\/a>Flemish popular capitalism and the need for business expansion. This was particularly notable because <strong>Delen<\/strong> had origins in the French-speaking bourgeoisie of Antwerp and <strong>The Delen family has an estimated net worth of over 96 million euros.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7cb6d1b84b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7cb6d1b84b\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jacques-delen.jpeg\" alt=\"Jacques delen the owner of bank delen\" class=\"wp-image-3499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/jacques-delen.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/jacques-delen-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jacques Delen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>During this period, the Delen foreign exchange agency became the preferred partner of a group of Flemish investors involved in highly speculative investments. These investors, often described in <strong>condescending, they have made considerable profits from their takeovers.<\/strong> bold market positions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7cb6d1bd89&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7cb6d1bd89\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"504\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Delen_Private_Bank.png\" alt=\"Delen Family private bank logo\" class=\"wp-image-3495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/Delen_Private_Bank.png 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/Delen_Private_Bank-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/Delen_Private_Bank-1024x202.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/Delen_Private_Bank-768x151.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>During a high-profile hostile bid for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-hubert-fabri-socfin\/\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale<\/a> by Italian businessman Carlo de Benedetti in 1989, it was ultimately the shares held by these <strong>Flemings who were decisive<\/strong>. The latter opted to sell to the highest bidder, the French company Suez, with Delen also benefiting from the transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1992, the Delen brothers sold their group to the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/ackermans-et-van-haaren-avh\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"541\"> holding Ackermans &amp; van Haaren, <\/a><\/strong>based in Antwerp, which subsequently integrated Bank J.Van Breda into the group. The Delen family currently owns 21% of Finaxis, the holding company positioned above Bank Delen and Bank J.Van Breda, while Ackermans &amp; van Haaren owns 78%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7cb6d1c168&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7cb6d1c168\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3066\" height=\"1916\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-03-17-at-17.55.13.png\" alt=\"Head office of the bank owned by Jacques Delen\" class=\"wp-image-3505\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" 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0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Head office of Bank Delen in Brussels <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Table of Notable Developments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2011<\/strong> Bank Delen's first foray into the UK with the acquisition of 70% in asset manager JM Finn &amp; Co for 67 million euros.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2011<\/strong> Acquisition of the Beroepskrediet in Antwerp by Bank J.Van Breda for 115 million euros.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2014<\/strong> : Change of management with the arrival of Paul De Winter as CEO, Jacques Delen retaining the chairmanship of the Board of Directors, and the integration of his son on the Board.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>End 2014<\/strong> Assets managed by the Group reaching <strong>32.866 billion euros, <\/strong>up 11.3% on the previous year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7cb6d1c590&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7cb6d1c590\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1580\" height=\"500\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/logo-oyens.webp\" alt=\"Dutch bank logo to the Delen family\" class=\"wp-image-3510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/logo-oyens.webp 1580w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/logo-oyens-300x95.webp 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/logo-oyens-1024x324.webp 1024w, 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