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Ackermans & van Haaren (often abbreviated as AvH) is a diversified group active in: Marine Engineering & Contracting (DEME, one of the largest dredging companies in the world - CFE, a construction group with headquarters in Belgium), Private Banking (Delen Private Bank, one of the largest independent private asset managers in Belgium, and asset manager JM Finn in the UK - Bank Van Breda, niche bank for entrepreneurs and the liberal professions in Belgium), Real estate (Nextensa, a listed integrated real estate group), Energy & Resources (SIPEF, an agroindustrial group in tropical agriculture), and Growth Capital.[3]

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Ackermans & van Haaren N.V.
TypeNaamloze vennootschap
Euronext Brussels: ACKB
BEL 20 component
ISINBE0003764785 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryConglomerate holding company
Founded1876; 150 years ago (1876)
HeadquartersAntwerp, Belgium
Key people
  • John-Eric Bertrand
    (co-CEO)
  • Piet Dejonghe
    (co-CEO)
Products
Revenue6,020 million euros (2021)[1]
651,789,000 (2025) Edit this on Wikidata
407 million euros (2021)[2]
Total assets21,263,042,000 (2025) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
22,653 (average, 2021)[2]
Websiteavh.be
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The group focuses on a limited number of strategic participations with a significant potential for growth. AvH is listed on Euronext Brussels and is included in the BEL20 index and the European DJ Stoxx 600 index.

History

The company was founded in 1880 as a dredging company. Although Ackermans & van Haaren is now a holding company, it is still active in the dredging sector through its subsidiary DEME.[4]

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