Josien Bakker

Aqua-Spark invests in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of the sustainable aquaculture industry. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. It acquires minority interests.

Robeco Private Equity follows a top-down allocation strategy. Fund investments are implemented through a bottom-up selection process within predefined investment guidelines and indicative allocation bandwidths based on the relative attractiveness of the categories and the availability of investment alternatives. The firm aims to invest in a responsible manner in the mainstream private equity markets. They invest globally in high-quality private equity funds which are willing to subscribe to a set of responsibility guidelines. Robeco Private Equity aims for diversification across regions, vintage years and private equity segments including venture capital, development capital and buyouts. Their investment themes have included biodiesel refining, open software platform for distributed energy solutions, fuel cell solutions for backup power applications and spark plug technology.