HAL Investments

HAL Investments is a private equity firm based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, dedicated to acquiring significant shareholdings in companies with the objective of increasing long-term shareholder value. Operating as the investment subsidiary of HAL Holding N.V., the firm strategically deploys its own capital, enabling long-term investment strategies and flexible transaction structuring. It actively cooperates with management teams, often taking an influential role as a shareholder or board member to support strategic execution across its diverse portfolio. This portfolio encompasses approximately 46 companies, including well-known names like Boskalis, Coolblue, and Van Wijnen, alongside publicly listed stakes in SBM Offshore and Vopak. The Van der Vorm family, descendants of the original founders, maintains approximately 68% ownership of the parent HAL Trust, an enterprise that originated as a shipping company in 1873.