Van Lanschot Kempen N.V. (ENXTAM:VLK) agreed to acquire 70% stake in Mercier Vanderlinden Asset Management NV on April 7, 2021. Post completion Mercier Vanderlinden and Van Lanschot Kempen in Belgium will continue to operate independently under their own brands and will collaborate in a number of areas. Thomas Vanderlinde and Stéphane Mercier will retain significant stakes and will remain active in the company. Van Lanschot Kempen will acquire remaining 30% stake by the end of 2025. The deal is subject to regulatory approval. The deal will be closed in third quarter of 2021. Kees Groffen, Jan Willem Hoevers, ETIËNNE DIJKHORST, Janneke van der Kroon and Maurits ter Haar of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. acted as legal advisor to Van Lanschot Kempen N.V. Van Lanschot Kempen N.V. (ENXTAM:VLK) completed the acquisition of 70% stake in Mercier Vanderlinden Asset Management NV on July 26, 2021. The regulators have issued declarations of no objection, and Van Lanschot Kempen and Mercier Vanderlinden have thus joined forces in the Belgian wealth management market. The transaction is expected to have an impact of approximately 4 percentage points on Van Lanschot Kempen’s capital ratio.