De Wereld van Vermaat
Utrecht family office of the Vermaat family, investing its own capital in real estate (Bridges Real Estate), growth companies (Gate Invest) and fund secondaries (M Eight).
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Vermaat
- HEADQUARTERS
- Utrecht, Netherlands
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- EuropeNetherlandsGermanyUnited Kingdom
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Private equityReal estateDirect investments
Overview
De Wereld van Vermaat is the family office of the Vermaat family, based at Maliebaan 8 in Utrecht. It invests in property through Bridges Real Estate, in growing companies through Gate Invest and in second-hand fund interests through M Eight, with Paulman Investments as its operating company and an in-house marketing studio. Its fund portfolio holds interests in more than 60 funds, mainly in North-West Europe, and it says it invests its own capital without external investors or financing. In February 2026 M Eight bought nearly all of NIBC's non-core fund portfolio.
Investment thesis
Treats fund interests as active capital: buys secondary fund stakes and co-investments quickly with its own capital and short decision lines.
Holdings & investments
INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES
- Fund-interest (secondaries) investment arm
- Real estate investment
- Gate InvestInvestment fund for growing companies
- Paulman InvestmentsOperating company (werkmaatschappij)
People
Frequently asked questions
De Wereld van Vermaat is a single family office based in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
De Wereld van Vermaat invests on behalf of the Vermaat family.
De Wereld van Vermaat invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes private equity, real estate and direct investments.
De Wereld van Vermaat invests in Real Estate & PropTech and Fintech.
Key people at De Wereld van Vermaat include Paul Vermaat (M Eight team), Boudewijn van den Akker (Director Indirect Investments, M Eight), Frederieke van Baal (M Eight team) and Milan Michels (M Eight team).
The most recent publicly reported investment by De Wereld van Vermaat is NIBC non-core fund portfolio (secondary purchase via M Eight), announced in Feb 2026.
No. De Wereld van Vermaat invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.