Career
Boekhoorn"s estimated Netto worth is €1.3 billion ($15 billion), making him one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs in the Netherlands. Boekhoorn, a Certified Public Accountants by training, founded his investment vehicle Ramphastos Investments in 1994. Over the ensuing years Boekhoorn acquired and sold numerous companies.
Boekhoorn is the investor of the Dutch football club North.E.C. Nijmegen.
Prominent successes to date:
retail bakery chain nl:Bakker Baronet, sold to German de:Kamps AG
Moti Dupli (spray paints), sold to Intermediate Capital Group
Novaxess (fixed line telco operator), sold to Easynet Public Limited Company/BskyB
SIM Industries (flight simulators), sold to Lockheed Martin
Boekhoorn"s major feat was the €300 million acquisition of Dutch mobile operator Telfort (co-owned by the railways) and its subsequent sale nine months later to incumbent telco and market leader KPN at a valuation of €1.2 billion. Boekhoorn"s investment vehicle Ramphastos Investments holds interests in over 30 companies.
Boekhoorn"s business interests include:
Dutch mainstream newspaper De Telegraaf
Biometrics firm VoiceTrust, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Door manufacturer Doorwin
SIM Industries, producer of flight simulators
TradeKing, online broker
McGregor Fashion Group, fashion
Suitsupply.com, men"s fashion
aap Implantate AG, biomaterials and implants
Openlot Ventures, investments in gaming technology
Spyker Cars, Dutch hand-built automobile manufacturer
North.E.C. Nijmegen, Dutch football club
American 3D-gaming manufacturer "Rocket Ninja"
French food-products multinational corporation Danone
High Technical Campus Eindhoven HTC was acquired by Chalet Group in 2012 and was the largest single asset transaction ever to take place in the Netherlands. Mazarine Energy, oil and gas exploration and production.
On May 1, 2015, Mazarine Energy announced that it found oil in Tunisia.
AviationGlass, producer of glass and mirrors for aviation industry
Antena Company, supershaped antennas
Boekhoorn serves on the supervisory board of German listed company Implantate AG (biomedical implants). Boekhoorn has a passion for wildlife and is an active sponsor of various nature and wildlife protection programs. Boekhoorn owns Ouwehands zoo (Ouwehands Dierenpark) and produced a television series and multiple movies about eight young rangers (nl:Zoop in Afrika).
