Freek Schijndel

Freek van Schijndel is an Investment Manager at Nordian Capital Partners, an Amsterdam-based private equity firm he joined in 2018. He studied International Business at Maastricht University, with part of his studies completed at the Australian National University. He was drawn to Nordian by an interest in mid-market companies, the intellectual challenge of strategic and investment decisions, and entrepreneurship.

Before Nordian, he began his post-university career in the M&A/transaction advisory teams at Newtone (formerly WVDB) and KPMG, giving him a corporate-finance and deal grounding that he now applies to sourcing and executing acquisitions. At Nordian, his responsibilities center on acquisition processes and lead generation (originating and screening new platform and add-on deals).

Nordian Capital Partners itself was founded in 2014 as a spin-out combining Rabobank's buy-out arm (Rabo Capital) and Friesland Bank Investments. The firm manages several successive funds (Nordian Fund II, Nordian Fund III, and later vehicles), reported around €500 million in capital under management, and builds sustainable growth in medium-sized Dutch companies alongside entrepreneurial management teams, typically taking majority positions.

On the portfolio side, Freek was involved with PSH until its 2024 exit to WAI Global, and is currently active with holdings including De Isolatieshop and World Wide Lighting.

• Invests via majority-stake buyouts in profitable, growth-oriented Dutch mid-market companies — not seed or angel investing.
• Typical transaction size of ~€10–50 million, targeting companies with roughly €3–15 million EBITDA.
• Sector-agnostic, with a track record across industrials, consumer products, precision manufacturing, energy storage, and technology-enabled businesses.
• Emphasizes partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams, describing a "human and personal approach" focused on sustainable success and growth (firm values: "respect, comprehend, develop and achieve").
• Supports platform companies with buy-and-build / add-on acquisitions — Freek's role in "acquisition processes and lead generation" reflects this originating focus.