F3 Finance
Antwerp investment firm set up in 2013 by the founding families of Praxis Private Office; runs listed-equity, club-deal private equity and fund strategies for families.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Identity
- HEADQUARTERS
- Antwerp, Belgium
- FOUNDED
- 2013
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes — also manages others' money
Investment approach
- STAGES
- Growth
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Public equitiesPrivate equityFunds (as LP)Direct investments
- INBOUND
- Accepts submissions
Overview
F3 Finance N.V. is an Antwerp investment firm that grew out of Praxis Private Office, a family office set up in October 2000 to serve several founding families. In 2013 those families formalised their investment strategies into F3 Finance, which now also builds programmes for partner families. It runs three strategies: concentrated positions in listed family-controlled companies, minority club-deal stakes in family businesses, and commitments to private equity and venture capital funds. Its legal notice says it is registered with the Belgian FSMA as a manager of non-public alternative investment funds.
Investment thesis
Long-term, concentrated positions alongside families that keep meaningful ownership: listed family-controlled companies, minority club deals with founders without taking control, and selected PE and VC funds as a complement.
People
- Gilles Van HullePrivate equity · source
- Antoine FrilingChairman; founding partner · source
- Eric SpaasExecutive director; founding partner · source
- Gwen-Maud De SouterExecutive director · source
- Sten AlbertijnGeneral manager · source
- Dieder Van DoorenCompliance and risk officer · source
- Evert MichielsenPublic equities · source
- Alexandre FrilingPartnerships · source
Frequently asked questions
F3 Finance is a multi family office based in Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 2013.
F3 Finance invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes public equities, private equity, funds (as lp) and direct investments.
F3 Finance invests at Growth stage.
Key people at F3 Finance include Antoine Friling (Chairman; founding partner), Eric Spaas (Executive director; founding partner), Gwen-Maud De Souter (Executive director) and Sten Albertijn (General manager).
F3 Finance states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.
Yes. F3 Finance manages capital from outside investors.